| Here's some good news:
Sen. Charles Schumer issued a ringing endorsement of state Senate candidate Don Barber (D-Caroline) today. Barber is running against Sen. Jim Seward (R-Milford) in the 51st state Senate district. Schumer praised Barber's "fine judgment" in calling for stronger oversight of the insurance industry. Since the campaign began, Barber has been scoring Sen. Seward's record of weakening oversight of the industry and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurance interests while serving as Chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee.
Schumer said, "Don Barber has made the economy and quality, affordable universal health care the centerpieces of his campaign. Since he started running he has been advocating stronger oversight of New York's insurance industry. And given the problems on Wall Street, we can see that Don Barber demonstrated fine judgment from the beginning. He puts working families and their needs first. The New York State Senate needs a progressive leader like Don Barber. He has the right values, and he'll bring fresh ideas to Albany. He has my whole-hearted support."
Oversight of the insurance industry turns out to be an issue that touches all of us-- as I have written before and before that, and as Simon has been tracking here and here and herkimerprogressive cites here... and others, too, of course. Insurance "stuff" turns out to matter immensely as a pocketbook issue for all NYers-- which is why all NYers need to help defeat Seward, insurance industry Legislator of the Year.
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