    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [March 6, 2002]
    [Pages 355-356]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Proposed Legislation To Provide Protections Against Genetic
    Discrimination
    March 6, 2002

        I applaud Senators Snowe, Frist, and Jeffords for introducing their bill today to prohibit discrimination in health
    insurance and employment based solely on an individual's genetic
    predisposition to a future disease. The bill provides strong protections
    against genetic discrimination that are fair, reasonable, and consistent
    with existing laws. I look forward to working with Congress in a
    bipartisan manner to pass legislation to assure Americans the privacy of
    their genetic information will be protected and never used to deny
    health coverage or jobs.

    Note: The statement referred to S. 1995, the proposed ``Genetic
    Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2002.''

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