{"id":656,"date":"2023-08-30T21:36:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/cavanagh\/?p=656"},"modified":"2023-08-30T21:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:42:54","slug":"health-of-our-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/cavanagh\/2023\/08\/30\/health-of-our-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cavanagh on What\u2019s Next Address, Advancing Health of Our State\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><span>LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 1, 2023) \u2014 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><span>In response to Gov. Whitmer\u2019s What\u2019s Next address this morning, State Senator Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Township) issued the following statement:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_scxw87114339\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><span class=\"x_scxw87114339\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">\u201cToday, Governor Whitmer outlined a bold policy vision to strengthen and uplift some of our most basic principles for the health of our state \u2014 from ensuring reproductive rights to supporting working families through paid family leave to protecting the voting rights of Michiganders.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span><\/span><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><span>\u201cAs Chair of the Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee, I\u2019m looking forward to advancing an agenda aligned with the Governor\u2019s health focus, including addressing issues of prescription drug affordability, reducing barriers to insurance coverage and resolving outstanding issues of care for catastrophic auto accident survivors. 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