S 1955 Defeated--for now

Happily the Senate voted against bringing S1955 to the Senate floor for discussion and a full vote, so the danger of its passage is averted--for now. (60 votes were needed to bring it to the full Senate and it only received 55) Great "eleventh hour" advocacy effort on the part of lots of organizations and individuals! Joe's comment on the last blog about how he and other PKU sufferers in states like New York that provide stipends for special diets and coverage of their protein supplements would have been adversely affected are important reminders: We need to guard those health insurance mandates of our states even more closely these days.