2012 Press Releases

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18 Dec

Stark Floor Remarks On Medicare Legislation

Press Releases: 2007

This bill was designed by the Republicans to support their rich friends, the pharmaceutical industry, the for-profit insurance industry and to destroy Medicare as millions of American seniors have known it, to harm children, and to cast blame at illegal immigrants and working single parents."

17 Dec

Stark Applauds Historic Increase in Fuel Efficiency Standards

Press Releases: 2007

Energy legislation would reduce greenhouse gases, create jobs.

11 Dec

Stark Responds To Health Care Veto: Bush Is The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Press Releases: 2007

He refuses to spend $35 billion to provide health care to 10 million children even as he asks for nearly $200 billion more for his failed War in Iraq,” said Stark.

03 Dec

Stark: Bush Veto Threat Confirms He Desperately Wants To Privatize Medicare

Press Releases: 2007

“President Bush’s veto threat confirms that he desperately wants to privatize Medicare,” said Stark. “It also demonstrates that he is more interested in promoting his radical ideology than in speaking the truth.

03 Dec

Stark: For Bush, "Medicare Advantage" Is An Advantage For Insurance Companies, Not Seniors

Press Releases: 2007

“President Bush is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the insurance industry,” said Stark. “How else to explain his opposition to enabling states to investigate and prosecute private insurance companies that deceive seniors?"

28 Nov

Stark: Congress Must Guarantee Quality Care In America's Nursing Homes

Press Releases: 2007

“Patients and their families deserve to know if they are in a substandard nursing home – especially if CMS is going to allow these facilities to continue to provide care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries,"

27 Nov

Stark to Hold Town Meetings in Fremont, San Leandro and Alameda on Saturday, December 1, 2007

Press Releases: 2007

Likely topics include the Congressional response to the oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, funding for the War in Iraq, President Bush’s new push for peace in the Middle East, and the legislative calendar for the rest of the year.

15 Nov

Stark Letter On Low-Income Subsidy Beneficiaries In The Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program

Press Releases: 2007

Open enrollment for the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit begins today. I am concerned about potential complications for low-income subsidy beneficiaries transitioning between plans.

14 Nov

Stark Opening Remarks On Nursing Home Ownership And Quality

Press Releases: 2007

Despite improvements in some areas of quality, there is still much to be done. The lives of our most frail senior citizens are at stake, and our return to this issue is long overdue.

13 Nov