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Texas Physicians Endorse Patient Advocate, Rep. Aaron Peña for Reelection to Texas House District 40
| For Immediate Release: Dec. 3, 2007 | |
| Contacts: | |
| Pam Udall: (512) 370-1382; Cell: 413-6807; e-mail: pam.udall@texmed.org | |
| Brent Annear: (512) 370-1381; Cell: (512) 656-7320; e-mail: brent.annear@texmed.org | |
| TEXPAC Contact: David Reynolds (512) 370-1365; e-mail: david.reynolds@texmed.org | |
AUSTIN - The political advocacy arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), Texas' largest physician organization, has endorsed State Rep. Aaron Peña for reelection to Texas House District 40.
"Texas physicians recognize that Representative Peña is a tremendous advocate for the health of the people of the Rio Grande Valley," said Manual Acosta, MD, chair of the TMA Political Action Committee (TEXPAC) Board of Directors. "He is determined to fight for health care for those Texans who can least afford it. We need to make sure he wins reelection."
During the 2007 Texas Legislature, Representative Peña supported House Bill 109, which restored Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for more than 120,000 children in low-income, working families. He worked to shore up the Medicaid system so physicians can provide quality care to poor Texans.
"Representative Peña's record this year is a continuation of the solid support for health care he has demonstrated since first winning election to the House of Representatives in 2002," Dr. Acosta said. "He brought a new drug treatment center to his district. He helped us stop the epidemic of lawsuit abuse that was sweeping our state, and now his constituents - our patients - are reaping the benefits as more physicians open practices in the Rio Grande Valley. And Representative Peña has pledged to keep our 2003 health care liability reforms intact.
"We urge Representative Peña's constituents to send him back to Austin for more of the same."
TEXPAC speaks on behalf of more than 43,000 Texas physicians and medical students, and nearly 8,000 alliance members. Organized in 1962, TEXPAC is one of the oldest political action committees in Texas. TEXPAC also is one of the largest bipartisan PACs in the state and ranks first in size among other state medical association PACs.
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