▁with ▁Senator ▁Jack ▁Re ed ▁( RI ), ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁dedicated ▁military ▁l ia ison ▁office ▁within ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Cons umer ▁Fin an cial ▁Prote ction ▁Bureau , ▁which ▁aside ▁from ▁def ending ▁against ▁un sc rup ul ous ▁l enders , ▁also ▁ens ures ▁protection ▁of ▁military ▁families ▁against ▁fra ud ul ent ▁life ▁ins urance ▁policies . ▁ ▁The ▁measure ▁passed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁ 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Health ▁care ▁Brown ▁supported ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Massachusetts ▁health ▁care ▁reform , ▁which ▁requires ▁all ▁residents ▁to ▁have ▁health ▁ins urance , ▁with ▁a ▁state - sub s id ized ▁plan ▁created ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁cannot ▁afford ▁to ▁ins ure ▁themselves . ▁Brown ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁President ▁Ob ama ' s ▁health ▁care ▁reform ▁plan ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁approved . ▁ ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁f isc ally ▁uns ound , ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁campaign ▁he ▁p led ged ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁vote ▁to ▁fil ib uster ▁the ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Brown ▁voted ▁for ▁a ▁state ▁measure ▁on ▁patients ' ▁rights ▁that , ▁among ▁other ▁prov isions , ▁requires ▁emer gency ▁rooms ▁to ▁provide ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁morning - after ▁pill ▁to ▁ra pe ▁vict ims ▁to ▁prevent ▁an ▁unw anted ▁pre gn ancy ▁from ▁developing . ▁ ▁In ▁consideration ▁of ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁who ▁might ▁have ▁a ▁religious ▁ob jection ▁to ▁admin ister ing ▁this ▁medic ation , ▁Brown ▁attached ▁what