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HOUSE DEMOCRATS • THOMAS DREW
March 16, 2010
REP. DREW WORKING TO IMPROVE
AVAILABILITY TO ORGAN DONATIONS
State Representative Tom Drew (D-Fairfield) is seeking to have Connecticut adopt “Laura’s Law” making it easier for taxpayers to indicate their consent to donate organs. This initiative was considered at a public hearing before the Connecticut joint Committee on Public Health on Friday, March 12th. READ MORE
Tom Drew and his cousin, Ann Linehan, testified together at this public hearing.
February 17, 2010
REP. TOM DREW AND FAIRFIELDER GREENBERGER TESTIFY
SUPPORTING BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT LEGISLATION
State Representative Tom Drew (D-132, Fairfield) testified in favor of HB 5009 An Act Concerning Wellness Programs and Expansion of Health Insurance Coverage, which makes it easier for those needing bone marrow transplants to identify compatible donors. READ MORE
December 2, 2009
DREW WEIGHS IN ON INSPECTOR GENERAL
As the State of Connecticut continues to work its way through one of the most severe budget crisis in history, all opportunities to realize savings and create a balanced budget apper to be on the table. Forget tax increases or cutting services, two local representatives believe that real savings and greater accountability can be found through the creation of The State Office of Inspector General. READ MORE
June 4, 2009
DREW AND MCKINNEY’S BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT BILL
PASSES LEGISLATURE
The Connecticut legislature passed a health care initiative Tuesday that has been supported by several Fairfield legislators and residents. The make it easier for those needing bone marrow transplants to identify compatible donors. Fairfield residents Danny Lemos and Bob Greenberger both testified before the legislature’s Insurance Committee and inspired the legislation introduced by State Representative Tom Drew (D-132) and State Senator John McKinney (R-28). READ MORE
April 1, 2009
REP. KIM FAWCETT, REP. TOM DREW,
SECRETARY OF THE STATE SUSAN BYSIEWICZ,
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WORK TO PUSH DOWN
HEALTH CARE COSTS
Representative Kim Fawcett (D-Fairfield, Westport), Representative Tom Drew (D-Fairfield) and Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, hosted a roundtable discussion Wednesday with area small business owners to discuss business-friendly health care policies that will help local companies thrive. READ MORE
March 10, 2009
REP. DREW ANNOUNCES NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE BILL
PASSES KEY COMMITTEE
Representative Tom Drew (D-Fairfield) is pleased to announce that House Bill 6437, An Act Concerning An Agreement Among The States To Elect The President Of The United States By National Popular Vote, has been favorably voted out of the Government Administration and Elections Committee on a 13 to 2 vote. READ MORE
February 24, 2009
FAIRFIELDER’S LEMOS AND GREENBERGER TESTIFY AT THE CAPITOL AS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT BILL IS APPROVED IN COMMITTEE
Fairfield residents Danny Lemos and Robert Greenberger (a current elected RTM member from District 8 and that body’s Moderator) recently testified in Hartford before the Connecticut General Assembly’s Insurance Committee. Lemos and Greenberger testified in support of a bill that should result in a greatly increased likelihood of those with leukemia and other blood cancers identifying a compatible bone marrow donor for a possible transplant. READ MORE
January 16, 2009
REP. FAWCETT AND REP. DREW
BACK ADDITIONAL CUTS
TO STATE BUDGET
Deficit package maintains critical investments in economy
Representative Kim Fawcett - (D-Fairfield, Westport) and Representative Tom Drew (Fairfield) joined a majority of legislators Wednesday night in voting for a second deficit mitigation package that cuts $131.6 million from the state’s budget deficit for the current fiscal year, while maintaining critical investments in Connecticut’s economy. READ MORE |
