For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 10, 2006

Statement on "State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2006"

On Friday, February 10, 2006, the President signed into law:

H.R. 4519, the "State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2006," which authorizes appropriations for grants to States for the establishment and operation of high-risk health insurance pools.

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