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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Kaiser Family Foundation Offices (1330 G=
 Street, NW, Washington, DC (one block west of Metro Center)
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:MEDIA ADVISORY =0D=0A=0D=0AFor Thursd=
ay, March 19, 2009=0D=0A=0D=0AMarch 19 Health Care Reform Newsmaker Breakfa=
st With Sen. Chuck Grassley=0D=0A=0D=0AAt 8 a.m. Thursday, March 19, the Ka=
iser Family Foundation, Families USA and the National Federation of Indepen=
dent Business will hold a reporters-only Health Care Reform Newsmaker brief=
ing with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA).=0D=0A=0D=0AAs ranking Republican on=
 the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Grassley plays a major role in =
shaping health reform legislation.  Throughout his career, he has been an i=
nfluential leader on key health policy issues, such as the creation of a Me=
dicare drug benefit and improvements in rural health care.  =0D=0A=0D=0AAt =
the briefing, Sen. Grassley will discuss his plans for working with his con=
gressional colleagues and the Obama administration on health care reform, a=
s well as potential challenges to those efforts. =0D=0A=0D=0AThis is the se=
cond in a series of briefings for reporters jointly organized by the three =
partners as a way to facilitate more in-depth discussion with leading polic=
ymakers about health reform and better inform the American public.  Held at=
 the Kaiser Family Foundation=92s Washington D.C. building, each forum will=
 feature a short presentation by an influential leader involved in the heal=
th reform debate, followed by an extended question-and-answer session with =
journalists.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHAT:=0D=0AKaiser/Families/NFIB Health Care Reform =
Newsmaker Reporters Briefing with Senator Chuck Grassley. Open to print, br=
oadcast and internet reporters. Breakfast will be provided.=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN=
:=0D=0AThursday, March 19 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time=0D=0ARemarks begin promptl=
y at 8 a.m., followed by Q&A=0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE:=0D=0AKaiser Family Foundatio=
n Offices=0D=0A1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC (one block west of Metro C=
enter)=0D=0A=0D=0ARSVP:=0D=0AIf you wish to attend, please RSVP or contact =
Chris Lee at (202) 347-5270. =0D=0AA listen-only call-in number will be mad=
e available to journalists unable to attend in person.=0D=0A=0D=0AContacts:=
=0D=0A=0D=0AChris Lee: clee@kff.org, (202) 347-5270=0D=0AStephanie Cathcart=
: stephanie.cathcart@nfib.org, (202) 314-2056=0D=0ADavid Lemmon: dlemmon@fa=
miliesusa.org, (202) 626-0611=0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:March 19 Health Care Reform Newsmaker Bre=
akfast With Sen. Chuck Grassley
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