From Sen. Phil Berger’s office:
Bingham, Blake, and Pate Chairs for Health Care
Raleigh, N.C. ? Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced today that upon convening the 2011-2012 session of the General Assembly he will name Sen. Stan Bingham (R-Davidson), Sen. Harris Blake (R-Moore), and Sen. Louis Pate (R-Wayne) as Co-Chairmen of the Senate Health Care Committee. Sen. Bingham has served as a co-chairman for the committee in previous sessions. The three senators will also serve as Co-Chairmen of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.
Sen. Berger said, ?Addressing the myriad of problems facing the health care system in our state is a top priority in the next session of the General Assembly. I?m confident we have the right leadership in place to approach these issues with care and precision.?
?Our health care system is facing crises at both the national and state level in the short and long term. We will approach these problems both prudently and patiently,? said Sen. Bingham.
Sen. Blake said, ?North Carolina families need a health care system that provides them with choices and does not become a financial burden too great to bear in an already fragile economy.?
?Our state?s economy will not grow and strengthen without getting our health care system under control. I am proud to do my part to take on these issues on behalf of North Carolinians,? said Sen. Pate.
