hˈælpɚn, lˈaɪk hɪz fˈɛloʊ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɪnðə hˈaʊs, vˈoʊɾᵻd ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌvðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈɛdɪkˌɛɹ, ænd wʌz wˈʌn ʌv θˈɜːtiːn ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz tə səpˈoːɹt ðə fˈuːd stˈæmp ˈækt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
Halpern, like his fellow New York Republicans in the House, voted in favor of the creation of Medicare, and was one of thirteen Republicans in the House of Representatives to support the Food Stamp Act of 1964.