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Wal-Mart Watch Statement on MD Veto Override
For Immediate Release
Thursday, January 12, 2006
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Washington, D.C., January 12, 2005 – Wal-Mart Watch Executive Director Andrew Grossman issues the following statement in response to the House and Senate votes to override Governor Ehrlich’s veto of the Fair Share Health Care Act:
“Wal-Mart Watch is proud to stand with Maryland legislators and taxpayers in support of this historic legislation that will level the playing field for Maryland’s small and family-owned businesses. Wal-Mart has been burdening taxpayers with its workers’ health care costs for far too long, and this bill will help stop that practice.
“It’s unacceptable that a company with annual profits of $10 billion has a health care plan that covers less than half of its employees. We urge Wal-Mart to improve its benefits on its own, but we support legislative remedies until Wal-Mart embraces change for itself.
“The eyes of the nation were on Annapolis today, and the override votes will generate important momentum in many other state legislatures that are considering similar health care bills. We remain committed to these new debates, and look forward to engaging American taxpayers and hard-working small business owners in similar campaigns about Fair Share Health Care.”
Below is a list of other states considering similar health care legislation, according to the National Council of State Legislatures (www.ncsl.org):
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
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