Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, State Representative Sharon Treat watch President Obama sign legislation to crack down on insurance companies, reduce costs for seniors

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and State Representative Sharon Treat were at the White House this morning when President Obama signs historic legislation making health insurance more secure and affordable.
 
“This legislation is going to crack down on big insurance companies like Anthem and reduce costs for seniors,” Pingree said. “I’m proud that Representative Treat and I were there to witness this historic event.”
 
Treat and Pingree both have a long history of fighting for health care reform and served together in the Maine Legislature when Pingree passed the landmark MaineRx bill that forced big drug companies to negotiate for lower drug prices.  Treat is currently House Chair of the Maine Legislature’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee and has worked with White House and Congressional leaders in shaping the health care reform legislation being signed today.
 
“Maine has been a leader in reforming health care and Representative Treat has been a leader in Maine,” Pingree said. “She has consistently stood up to big insurance companies like Anthem and fought to make health insurance more affordable and more secure.”
 
“The legislation the President signed this morning builds on many of the reforms we’ve made here in Maine,” Treat said. “And it helps level the playing field with other states who haven’t made those reforms.”