My head hurts, I forgot what happened this week?

This week was a rather slow one for Congressman Timothy Bishop. There are only two items found for his actions during the week. The major action for Tim Bishop was introducing along with fellow Democrats the "Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act." This Act sets a minimum standard for preventing, diagnosing and treating concussions in student athletes. In doing this it also provides training to teachers, parents, and coaches to be aware of symptoms. The bill also introduces the "when in doubt, sit them out" clause. This means that any student who may show signs of concussions must be kept out of activities for the rest of the day and have them checked by a doctor, as well as having their parents notified. This bill is a continuation of the wave sweeping the United States of the fears associated with concussions and their long-term consequences, a wave that began in the NFL. The timing of this bill's introduction, as well as Tim Bishop's support is rather interesting, as his district is only a short commute from MetLife Stadium in the New Jersey.  This site is hosting the Super Bowl this coming February, and therefore being an issue so talked about in the NFL, it will receive increased support as well as increased coverage from the NFL players association, as well as from the media. This coverage of the issue will seem to play to the supporters favor as they hope it will pass quickly.
The other issue that Tim Bishop was a part of this past week was issuing a newsletter on the problem, or rather now the solution of the Affordable Care Act. President Obama has been quoted in the past as saying that all Americans will be able to keep their healthcare packages if they so choose. The problem was some of the healthcare packages, although negative to the individual, were cancelled, and thus it was overplayed as a fabricated lie. Tim Bishop in this newsletter attempts to explain the problem with the old plans that were dropped. "Currently, Americans can purchase policies that have significant coverage gaps and will not protect them from bankruptcy if they get sick. That is not insurance, and eliminating these shoddy plans will improve the market for all of us. We have laws to protect consumers from faulty toasters and cars, and we should have laws protecting us from faulty insurance products as well." This new agreement will allow people to purchase their existing bills for one more year if they so choose. In doing this, Tim Bishop is attempting to assuage some of the anger felt toward the "lie" fed to them by the President, and keep the support of the bill high.