WASHINGTON  -  U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) will host a small business roundtable in Cape Girardeau at the Chamber of Commerce on THURSDAY from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. CDT. 

“Our nation is facing a crisis of health care and health insurance affordability that grows worse every day.  Right now, more than 43 million American men, women and children lack health insurance.  Their plight affects us all; when an uninsured patient goes to the emergency room we all bear the burden.  This is a problem for which we all share the burden of the solution, and I’m calling on our area business leaders to help shape a proposal that can succeed in Congress,” said Emerson.  “I hope the discussion leads to positive solutions that make it easier to offer affordable health insurance to those who lack coverage.”

WHO:           U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson
WHAT:         Business Healthcare Roundtable
WHEN:        THURSDAY, April 5, 2007   9:00 to 10:30 a.m. CDT
WHERE:     Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road,
                     Cape Girardeau