Health
As a leader in Congress, Senator Leahy has worked hard to promote legislation that will help keep our nation healthy and keep costs low for consumers.
The "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act"
Senator Leahy was a cosponsor of Senator Kennedy's bill to regulate the sale and manufacturing of tobacco products. The United States sees 400,000 deaths a year caused by tobacco products and this bill will help prevent new smokers from starting and help current smokers quit.
SCHIP
Senator Leahy worked hard with other Senators to pass a needed expansion of the SCHIP program to help millions more children in the United States have health care coverage. Vermont has been a leader in providing health coverage to children through their SCHIP Program, Dr. Dynasaur, and passage of the SCHIP legislation on January 29, 2009 will provide coverage to thousands of Vermont's children who did not have health care coverage.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) made important strides toward helping those affected by job loss afford health coverage, promoting medical research, and developing a program that will help all states make the needed switch to electronic health records.
Prescription Drug Coverage
Senator Leahy believes that Vermonters should have access to affordable prescription drugs and have the opportunity to purchase prescription drugs that are safely imported to the United States at a low cost. He has worked to make the manufacture of generic drugs more accessible and fair, closing a loophole which allowed brand name drug producers to also market their drugs as generics, driving up prices.
On March 8, 2010, Senator Leahy visited the Fletcher Allen Emergency Department
to announce new funding for a simulator training program.
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