Thursday, April 7, 2011

Malloy, Legislative Leaders Still Far Apart On SustiNet Health Reform - Courant.com

Posted by Frank Smith at 7.4.11

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

At Trinity at the Main meeting in New Britain the advocates of SustiNet, the State-run Health Plan, are considering handing a rebuttal report to Gov. Malloy to give to the Office of Fiscal Analysis.

However, Rhona Cohen of New Britain, a SustiNet member said the rebuttal was still being prepared and would be presented to Gov. Malloy at his next public meeting.

The politician Rep. Tim O'Brien is also married to Ms. Rhona Cohen O'Brien, and has a stepson named Eoin, also a baby daughter that O'Brien carries around the City shoving the baby into everyone's face - vote for daddy!

Apparently Rep. Tim and baby are still working on the SustiNet Health Reform rebuttal for his wife Rhona Cohen ?

April 7, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Anonymous said...

Tim O'Brien (The Politician) ...

Tim O'Brien (born June 13, 1968) is a CT State Representative. He is a member of the CT House of Representatives and represents the 24th Assembly District, which includes parts of New Britain and Newington, CT.

Tim O'Brien was first elected to the CT House of Representatives in 2002, having previously served as a member of the Common Council of the City of New Britain. As a state legislator, O'Brien has been a strong advocate for reform to CT property tax system, an effort to change the fact that middle class and poorer taxpayers, particularly those in CT cities, pay a higher percentage of their incomes in property taxes than wealthy persons in CT.. O'Brien also advocates for extending healthcare benefits (SustiNet) to all of the residents of the state, increasing funding to public schools, expanding CT prescription drug coverage and protecting workers' rights.

In the 2005-2006 term of the legislature,[1] O'Brien was the Vice-Chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, and was a member of the Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee and the Education Committee. In the 2007-2008 term,[2] he left the Government Administration and Elections Committee and was named to the Public Health Committee and Judiciary Committee.

As Vice-Chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, O'Brien worked actively for approval of CT sweeping 2005 campaign finance reform legislation. The campaign finance reform law provides for public financing of candidates for statewide and state legislative offices who agree not to accept large amounts of private campaign contributions and agree to limit their overall campaign expenditures. ( 03/28/11 -U.S. Supreme Court signals end of CT Citizens Election Program)

As a member of the New Britain City Council (Common Council) O'Brien worked for the change in the way New Britain City Council members were elected from an "at-large" system, to one that ensures that every neighborhood elects Council members by and from their own neighborhood districts.

He also worked for the approval of a local law (ordinance) to provide minimum wages for the workers of companies doing business with or receiving subsidies from the city (living wage ordinance - The Working Families) and anti-slumlord ordinances.

The politician Rep. Tim O'Brien is also married to Ms. Rhona Cohen O'Brien, and has a stepson named Eoin, also a baby daughter that O'Brien carries around the City shoving the baby into everyone's face - vote for daddy- $$$$$ for baby sitter!!!

April 7, 2011 at 5:22 PM

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