Not to be outdone by Congressman Murphy's morning announcement, minutes ago, Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding his upcoming vote on heath care reform.
With premiums skyrocketing every year and thousands of Connecticut families without health insurance, we can’t afford to wait any longer,” said Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4). “This long overdue reform will put Americans back in control of their health insurance choices and ensure that everyone has access to high-quality, affordable health care.”
Improve coverage for 463,000 residents with health insurance with new protections against premium hikes, annual and lifetime coverage caps, and exclusions because of preexisting conditions.
Give tax credits and other assistance to up to 94,000 families and 19,700 small businesses to help them afford coverage.
Improve Medicare for 99,000 beneficiaries, including beginning to close the donut hole.
Extend coverage to 31,000 uninsured residents.
Guarantee that 9,300 residents with pre-existing conditions can obtain coverage.
Protect 600 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs.
Allow 43,000 young adults to obtain coverage on their parents’ insurance plans.
Provide millions of dollars in new funding for the 4th District’s community health centers.
Reduce the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and other health care providers by $20 million annually.
Congressman Himes' office also released a fact sheet outlining how the health care reform package will effect people in the 4th Congressional District.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
Not to be outdone by Congressman Murphy's morning announcement, minutes ago, Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding his upcoming vote on heath care reform.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
