Issue Position: Expanding access to high quality affordable health care

Issue Position

Texas leads the nation in its number of uninsured residents, as thousands of families cannot afford it. This unfortunate figure includes our children and seniors. My office aims to correct this issue by expanding access to affordable health care. There is no excuse for failure to give ALL children access to high quality health insurance.

I believe that all Texans have a right to take their children to a doctor when they are sick without becoming bankrupt in the process. As State Representative, I will support legislation that will restore the funding necessary to support the state's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). I will also support the much needed stem cell research in order to proactively combat the diseases that plague our community.

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