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Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, August 4th, 2007

AARP members from across the state flocked to the Capitol today to advocate for passage of Rx Marketing Reform and Cell Phone Consumer Protection legislation in the New York State Senate during its special session. Both bills passed the Assembly in June with overwhelming bipartisan support, but the Senate has yet to take any action on either bill. The prescription drug industry and cell phone industry are pushing hard to defeat the bills in the Senate.

"We are calling on the Senate to address these important pieces of legislation that they failed to act on during the regular session," said Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State Director. "The time is now to act and bring...

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Source: Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week (2007-08-04)

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