On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for S. 958, the companion bill to H.R. 5141, the MOBILE Health Care Act. As my colleagues have pointed out, community health centers across the country play a crucial role in ensuring rural and underserved communities have access to affordable, quality healthcare. For more than 50 years, health centers have provided services to America's most vulnerable population and medically underserved communities. These centers are the healthcare home for nearly 29 million patients, including 9 million children and over 400,000 veterans. The MOBILE Health Care Act that we are considering today would help these centers further expand their reach to the most rural areas of our country by giving them greater flexibility and allowing them to bring clinics even closer to the patients that they serve. I understand the need for increasing access to health services and appreciate how beneficial health centers have proven to be in my district. Community health centers are an integral part of the healthcare safety net, and this bill will improve access to care for many of my constituents. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill.
