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Governor Mark Dayton's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Mark Dayton
Full Name: Mark Dayton
Office: Governor (MN), Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Eric, Andrew
Birth Date: 01/26/1947
Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
Home City: Minneapolis, MN
Religion: Presbyterian

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Feb. 21, 2013 Minnesota receives $45 Million Grant to expand nation-leading health reform initiative St. Paul, MN
April 3, 2012 Dayton Healthcare Reform Saves Millions for Taxpayers St. Paul, MN
March 12, 2012 Dayton Budget Proposal Invests in Jobs, Helps Police Officers and Veterans, Funds Essential Health Care Services Saint Paul, MN
Oct. 31, 2011 Governor Dayton Announces Effort to Bring Better Healthcare to Minnesota Unknown
Oct. 20, 2011 Governor Dayton Launches "Better Government for a Better Minnesota" Saint Paul, MN
April 5, 2011 Dayton and Major Health Plans Agree to Cap 2011 Profits Saint Paul, MN
March 23, 2011 Dayton Administration Takes on Health Care to Better Serve Taxpayers Saint Paul, MN
March 16, 2011 Dayton Announces Health Insurer UCare Contributes $30 million to Budget Solution Saint Paul, MN
Feb. 17, 2011 Minnesota Receives Federal Approval for Medical Assistance Expansion Saint Paul, MN
Feb. 9, 2011 State of the State Address Unknown
Jan. 20, 2011 Governor Dayton Expedites Medicaid Expansion Saint Paul, MN
May 9, 2006 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization And Affordability Act Of 2006--Motion To Proceed--Continued Washington, DC
March 9, 2006 Stabenow Fights Budget Proposals That Will Hurt America's Veterans Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2005 Senate Rural Health Caucus Calling for Retention of Funds for Rural Health Washington, DC
Oct. 26, 2005 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 Washington, DC
Oct. 25, 2005 Honoring the Late Senator Paul Wellstone Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2005 Carper, Other Democrats Urge Administration to Prepare For Avian Influenza Washington, DC
July 29, 2005 Dayton Applauds Passage of $1.5 Billion in Emergency Funds for Veterans' Health Care Washington, DC
May 11, 2005 Dayton Pushes for "Patients' Bill of Rights" To Put Medical Decisions Back in Hands of Patients and Doctors Washington, DC
May 3, 2005 Dayton Continues Strong Support of Kids First; Legislation Would Provide Health Care for Every Child in America Washington, DC
April 19, 2005 Dayton Blasts EPA at Senate Hearing on Mercury Emissions; New Rule Fails to Protect Public Health Washington, DC
April 7, 2005 Dayton Presses Senate Committee for Hearing on Mercury's Danger to Public Health Washington, DC
March 16, 2005 Dayton: Budget Shortchanges Veterans Health Care Washington, DC
March 15, 2005 Dayton Fights Republican Attempt to Slash Medicaid Funding for Minnesota's Neediest Families Washington, DC
March 15, 2005 Dayton Calls for a Hearing on Mercury's Impact on Public Health Washington, DC
March 7, 2005 Dayton Calls on EPA to Address Serious Flaws in Mercury Emissions Rule Washington, DC
March 2, 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2005 Dayton Celebrates Achievements of His Unique Constituent Service; Health Care Help Line Has Assisted Over 2,000 Minnesotans in Disputes with Health In Washington, DC
Feb. 7, 2005 Dayton: Bush Administration is More Concerned With Protecting Big Business Than Protecting Public Health Washington, DC
Nov. 23, 2004 Dayton Disgusted by Congress' Failure to Adequately Fund Veterans' Health Care in Omnibus Spending Bill Washington, DC
Oct. 21, 2004 Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson Unknown
June 2, 2004 Cost of Prescription Drugs Washington DC
May 21, 2004 Letter to Senate Colleagues Unknown
April 29, 2004 Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson Unknown
Nov. 11, 2003 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004-Conference Report Washington, DC
Sept. 4, 2003 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 - Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 3, 2003 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 - Continued Washington, DC
May 20, 2003 Letter to Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Department of Health and Human Services Urging Him Not to Intervene to Block Maine's Prescription Drug Program Unknown
Jan. 27, 2003 Letter to President George W. Bush Unknown
Issue Position: Opportunity for All Unknown
Issue Position: Health Care Unknown

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