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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Dan Frankel
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Lawmakers to host local town meeting
with White House health care team member
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26 – State Reps. Dan Frankel, Chelsa Wagner, Dan Deasy and Matt Smith, all D-Allegheny, will host a town hall meeting on health insurance reform in conjunction with Rep. Josh Shapiro, D-Montgomery. Shapiro is a member of the White House Team of State Legislators for Health Reform, a body charged with soliciting input on health reform.
The event will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 in the Keystone Oaks High School auditorium, 1000 Kelton Ave., Pittsburgh. Allegheny County residents interested in meaningful dialogue are encouraged to attend.
Media coverage is invited.
The potential for federal health insurance reform is at the forefront of many Pennsylvanians' minds, and the town hall meeting will be an opportunity for Allegheny County residents to share their thoughts on this critical issue, the lawmakers said.
Shapiro has held previous meetings in York, Philadelphia and Harrisburg. He will be reporting the results of stakeholder and town hall meetings to the White House.
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