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Gus Bilirakis: My oldest son, Emmanuel, is a physician, an internist. He works awfully hard, puts in a lot of hours and does not make…

On the recordNovember 19, 2003
My oldest son, Emmanuel, is a physician, an internist. He works awfully hard, puts in a lot of hours and does not make much money. But when he was going through his rotation, he told me the toughest one was the one dealing with pediatrics, with children, and to see some of these parents, particularly with the autistic children. I would say that the children's health bill... was due to the actress Rene Russo. She really pushed us on that. She came here and testified, and I am just glad we were able to do it. But at the same time, we see all these terrible things happening.
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Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida

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Discussing the challenges faced by pediatricians and the impact of autism on families.

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