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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 5, 2006
For
Media Assistance
Statement from Ted Lempert, President, Children Now;
Coalition Partner and Spokesperson, Californians for
Healthy Kids:
"We applaud the Administration for driving awareness
about these programs because we know that this is a critical
step in reducing the number of uninsured children in
California. This week's state budget negotiations give
the Legislature an immediate opportunity to lay the foundation
for a statewide system to cover all children. Moving
forward, California must find a long-term solution to
bring affordable health coverage to all children in California.
This would be made possible by the passage of the Tobacco
Tax Act of 2006--an initiative expected to qualify for
this November's ballot."
Additional spokespeople are listed below:
The Children's Partnership
Spokesperson – Wendy Lazarus, Co-Founder/Co-President
To speak to Wendy, call Jenny Kattlove at 206-812-1141
or 310-270-7167
Children Now
Ted Lempert, President & Andrea Margolis, Dir.
of Health
To speak to Ted or Andrea, call Ronald Pineda 510-763-2444
x119
Alternate Phone – Ted Lempert – 650-245-8166
PICO California Project
Jim Keddy, Director and Rebecca Stark, Program Coordinator
Call Jim directly at 916-402-5802
Call Rebecca directly at 916-447-7959 x11
Children's Defense Fund
Spokesperson – Deena Lahn, Policy Director -
510-663-2984 or 415-279-4672
The 100% Campaign, a collaborative
effort of Children Now, Children's Defense Fund
and The Children's Partnership, with primary funding
from The California Endowment, was created to ensure
that all of California's children obtain the health
coverage they need to grow up strong and healthy.
The PICO California Project
is the united effort of 20 California congregation-community
organizations affiliated with the PICO National
Network. Collectively, we represent 350 congregations
and 400,000 families statewide and are actively
organizing in over 70 cities in Northern and
Southern California.
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