Formal Letter to Members of Congressional Committees

In a September 4, 2009 letter sent to the congressional committees working on health care reform, CMA reiterated its chief concerns regarding current legislation and urged these Members of Congress to base reform on sound ethical and economic principles, and to take the time necessary to craft well-founded legislation.
The letter, timed to greet legislators on their return from the August recess, was sent to members of the Finance and HELP Committees in the Senate and the Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce Committees in the House of Representatives. The full text of the letter can be read here.

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