AAPI Responds to State of the Union Address
Jan 27, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dino Teppara, Esq.
AAPI Director of Legislative Affairs
Cell: (803) 467-2130
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AAPI Responds to State of the Union Address
Washington, D.C. – Today, AAPI released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address.
“I was honored to be the only Indian American community leader in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives during the President’s state of the union address this evening,” said AAPI President Dr. Vinod K. Shah.
“The President was both focused and articulate, and we are very pleased that he is continuing his efforts to pass meaningful health care reform. We believe addressing a permanent fix to the Medicare sustainable growth rate and increasing medical residency slots nationally should be at the forefront of reform efforts.
“At the same time, the President spoke of the very tough economic times our nation is experiencing and the challenges facing American families on a daily basis. I believe it is vitally important that we work together in bipartisan fashion to successfully tackle these problems. We need to put aside our political differences and do what’s best for our nation. We fully stand behind the President and his efforts to bring America back onto a path of prosperity and look forward to working with him and his team to make America strong once again.”
Full transcript of the 2010 State of the Union Address:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/politics/28obama.text.html
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