text: Recently, I received a letter from Governor Chris Gregoire, of my home state, in which she expressed her many concerns regarding this legislation and its impact on our state's residents. This chart contains the full text of the Governor's letter – and as you can see she has many serious concerns. I just want to highlight for the Senate some of the main points the Governor raised with me.
  "S-1955 stands to harm our small group insurance market, a critical component of Washington State's current health care system. Instead of promoting more affordable health care, this legislation would cause a serious increase in rates for consumers- possibly two or three times over what they pay now."