
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 9, 1994                   TAG: 9406160055
SECTION: NATL/INTL                    PAGE: A-1   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: Associated Press NOTE: below
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PANELS PUSHING EMPLOYERS TO PAY

Despite oppossition from lawmakers in both parties, Democratic-controlled committees pushed ahead Wednesday with requirements for employers to provide health insurance coverage for their workerts.

The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee voted largely along party lines to approve a so-called employer mandate as it labored to complete a comprehensive health reform bill by week's end. The panel softened the burden on small business.

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