Dodd Continues Connecticut Prescriptions for Change Listening Tour with White House Director of Health Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), a member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee, will host Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, in Connecticut for Dodd's fourth Connecticut Prescriptions for Change event on Saturday.

Dodd, DeLauro and DeParle will hear first hand from the people of Connecticut about their experiences and ideas for improving our nation's health care system. The town hall discussion will be held at Griffin Hospital in Derby and moderated by Kevin Lembo, Connecticut's Healthcare Advocate.

"I am excited that Nancy-Ann DeParle will be joining Congresswoman DeLauro and me for this final event to share her ideas and those of President Obama regarding health care reform," said Dodd. "Throughout this tour, I have met and heard from hundreds of constituents across the state and I will be sharing all of the testimony that I have heard throughout this tour with Nancy-Ann, President Obama and my colleagues as we begin to craft health care reform legislation that builds on what works and fixes what does not."

"This forum is another opportunity for me to hear from Connecticut residents about the challenges they are facing with health care and the different components that need to make up reform," said DeLauro. "I thank Senator Dodd for his leadership on this and look forward to joining him and Nancy-Ann for a discussion of how to we make health care affordable and accessible for America's families."

WHO: Senator Chris Dodd

Representative Rosa DeLauro

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director, White House Office of Health Reform

Kevin Lembo, Connecticut's Healthcare Advocate

WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2009

12:00 P.M.

Doors open at 11:30 A.M.

WHERE: Griffin Hospital

Cafeteria

130 Division Street

Derby, CT

Connecticut residents who are interested in attending the Connecticut Prescriptions for Change discussion should call Senator Dodd's office at 860-258-6940 or email ctrx4change@dodd.senate.gov.