by Assemblymember_Levine [courtesy of Calitics: Soapblox California - Front Page]

I was thrilled with the response to my first post.  I am really grateful for the welcome comments, but even more, I appreciate the questions that I received.  If I could categorize the questions, they roughly broke down into three issue areas: one was health care and wellness, another was energy efficiency/ energy independence, and lastly, transportation (mainly high speed rail.)  In my first substantive Calitics post, I want to talk about health care and wellness since we are in the middle of Fitness Month in California.

The first thing that I want to say about health care policy is that single-payer is the answer to California's health care crisis.  I was proud that in my first months in office I was an original co-author of the bill that would ensure health care for all.  SB 840 will ensure more accessibility, at lower cost, with better overall care for all Californians.  I am fighting to make sure that SB 840 is on the Governor's desk again, and I am hopeful that we can convince him to sign it this year.