6.15.17 – Email from Sen. Felder addresses voting rights, health care and reproductive rights legislation

On June 14, Gerald Cook, a member of NY State District 17 for Progress, received the following email from Sen. Felder’s office:

Dear Gerald,

Thank you for contacting me to share your support for the following legislative measures; S4840, S2788, S2796, S2950, and S5114. It was a pleasure to hear from you and I appreciate your kind words of support.

As you may know, the New York Health Act (Senate Bill 4840) is currently under review in the Senate Health Committee. This legislation would completely change how health care operates in New York State. No other state in the entire country has ever successfully implemented a proposal like this and I believe that legislation of this magnitude needs to be properly vetted by the Senate Health Committee. I would like to hear publically from experts and stakeholders on how a program like this would be implemented and the potential impacts it will have on the health care options of New York State residents.

Also under review in the Senate Health Committee is S2796, the Reproductive Health Act. The chair of the Health Committee sets the agenda and I will be sure to share your support for this measure with him.

S.2788 and S.2950 are currently under review in the Senate Rules Committee and S.5114 is under review in the Senate Elections Committee. Please know that I am not a member of those committees, but I will review the recommendations from those Committees with interest. Voting is a fundamental principle of our democracy and I am committed to seeing that our electoral process is conducted with the utmost integrity.

Once again thank you for contacting me and please let me know whenever I can be of assistance to you or your family.

Sincerely,
Simcha Felder
Senator, 17th District

– Posted by John V. Santore