▁“ He ▁[ G al vin ] ▁decided ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁provide ▁health ▁care . ▁ ▁And , ▁like ▁the ▁stories ▁you ' ve ▁all ▁heard , ▁he ▁lost ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁because ▁the ▁gu y ▁had ▁a ▁health ▁care ▁issue … ▁ ▁But ▁Kevin ▁did ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁tell ▁me ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁himself , ▁Mr . ▁President , ▁and ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁his ▁seven ▁employees ▁because ▁he ▁couldn ' t ▁get ▁health ▁care . ▁He ▁went ▁out ▁in ▁my ▁state ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁organized ▁small ▁business es . ▁ ▁And ▁they ▁changed ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁Connecticut … ▁Because ▁here ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁gu y ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁people … ▁” ▁▁ ▁Gal vin ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁state ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁S ust i Net ▁plan ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁work ▁have ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁Hart ford ▁Cour ant , ▁the ▁Hart ford ▁Business ▁Journal , ▁the ▁New ▁H aven ▁Register ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁among ▁other ▁publications , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁MS N BC . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Gal vin ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁for ▁his ▁" Com mit ment ▁to ▁impro ving ▁health ▁care ... ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁ ▁thousands ▁of ▁entrepr ene urs ▁and ▁families ▁across ▁Connecticut ▁who ▁struggle ▁with ▁health ▁care ▁costs , ▁access ▁and ▁quality ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Chris ▁D odd ▁Connecticut ▁Health ▁care ▁reform