STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON HEALTH CARE CBO REPORT

The following press release was published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Dec. 18, 2008. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today released the following statement on today’s CBO report on report on financing health care:

"Today's report from the Congressional Budget Office is a major contribution to health reform, and gives Congress important information for our upcoming health reform debate. I look forward to working with our colleagues in Congress on legislation to make quality, affordable health care available for all Americans."

Source: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions