{"id":108821,"date":"2019-08-29T11:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108821"},"modified":"2019-08-29T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:24:31","slug":"salka-attends-healthcare-round-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108821","title":{"rendered":"Salka attends healthcare round table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.png?resize=291%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.png?w=291&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.png?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption><em>Pictured from left are Assemblyman John Salka (R,C,Ref-Brookfield), Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) and Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., at the Stop the HIT Coalition Round table Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assemblyman John Salka (R,C,Ref-Brookfield) recently attended\na healthcare round table with Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr.\nThe event was hosted by Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) to discuss a health insurance\ntax that has negatively impacted New York\u2019s small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salka said his main priority is to see the HIT tax revoked, which\nwould help protect jobs and prevent an increase in insurance premiums for families\nand small businesses. The effort to prevent a tax hike in the form of the HIT has\nbeen a priority for small businesses and the employer community, from the hospitality\nindustry to the agricultural sector, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI commend Rep. Brindisi for bringing this bill before the House,\u201d\nSalka said. \u201cWe need to do all we can to ensure our friends and neighbors receive\nthe healthcare they need without crippling our local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis bipartisan initiative is a great example of what we can\naccomplish by putting aside party lines and focusing on what is important: helping\nour constituents and friends live better lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Assemblyman John Salka represents the 121st Assembly District,\nencompassing all of Madison County and portions of Oneida and Otsego counties.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assemblyman John Salka (R,C,Ref-Brookfield) recently attended a healthcare round table with Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. The event was hosted by Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) to discuss a health insurance tax that has negatively impacted New York\u2019s small businesses. Salka said his main priority is to see the HIT tax revoked, which would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-sjb","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.png?fit=291%2C218&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}