1. Q&A with Sen. Karen Keiser
rd Legislative District. She is a longtime member and former Chair of the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee. She also serves as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In this Q&A, Keiser discusses her goals for the 2021 session, the Long Term Care Trust, bipartisanship, and the new Biden administration.
Keiser highlights three bills as her top priorities: SB 5052, related to health equity zones; SB 5020, which would impose a tax on unsupported drug price increases; and the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act. On achieving bipartisanship, Keiser says, “We cannot just do slam dunks and have our will because [Democrats] have a slim majority. It doesn’t create long term stability. And if you want to make long term change you have to have long term stability. So bipartisanship is a goal. It isn’t an absolute, but it is always a goal.”