ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ˈɛf. bɹˈædfɚd mˈɔːɹs, tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈædəmz mˈɑːʃɚ ænd ˈɑːɡdən ɹˈiːd, hˈælpɚn wʌz wˈʌn ʌv fˈoːɹ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈoʊspˈɑːnsɚz ʌvðə mˈɑːɹθə ɡɹˈɪfɪθsdʒˈeɪmz sˈiː. kˈɔːɹmən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl hˈɛlθkɛɹ bˈɪl ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
Alongside F. Bradford Morse, Charles Adams Mosher and Ogden Reid, Halpern was one of four Republican co-sponsors of the Martha Griffiths-James C. Corman universal healthcare bill in January 1971.