ATLANTA (March 7, 2011) – State Sen. Charlie Bethel (R-Dalton) will be presenting
Senate Bill 177, the interstate Health Care Compact to the Senate Insurance & Labor committee TUESDAY, MARCH 8 at 3:00 p.m. at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Joining Bethel for testimony will be Susanna Dokupil, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Institute. Dokupil is a renowned 10th Amendment scholar and a national leader in the Health Care Compact movement.
The Health Care Compact seeks to restore the power of states to regulate their individual health care systems. The measure is aimed at protecting Georgia’s 10th Amendment rights granted by the U.S. Constitution. The 10th Amendment affirms any powers not granted to the federal government are reserved to the states such as health care regulation.
Details are below:
WHO: Sen. Charlie Bethel (R-Dalton)
Susanna Dokupil; Senior Research Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation
WHAT: Senate Committee Hearing on Health Care Compact (SB 177)
WHEN: Tuesday, March 8, 2011; 3:00 pm****
WHERE: Georgia State Capitol
Room 450
Atlanta, GA 30334
**** Time subject to change based on Senate chamber adjournment. Please contact us for any updates to the committee schedule for Tuesday.
Sen. Charlie Bethel represents the 54th Senate District, which includes Murray and Whitfield counties and portions of Catoosa and Gordon counties. He serves as Senate Deputy Whip.