Rep. Rahm Emanuel said "Let me add one other thing. Ensuring a nation of healthy children. This is the last point on our health care chart; 4.3 million Iraqi children have been immunized, yet the maternal and child health care block grant has been frozen. Prenatal care in Iraq and food provisions for 240,000 pregnant women, full funding. Yet we have cut WIC here and frozen it and frozen the Healthy Start program. 100 percent of prenatal and infancy needs of all Iraqi citizens, and yet we have frozen, which means a cut of care in the pediatric graduate medical education and Title 10 family planning here in the United States. Now, why is it that 4.3 million Iraqi children need to be immunized. I assume that is a good idea. Any thoughts?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 9, 2004

Let me add one other thing. Ensuring a nation of healthy children. This is the last point on our health care chart; 4.3 million Iraqi children have been immunized, yet the maternal and child health care block grant has been frozen. Prenatal care in Iraq and food provisions for 240,000 pregnant women, full funding. Yet we have cut WIC here and frozen it and frozen the Healthy Start program. 100 percent of prenatal and infancy needs of all Iraqi citizens, and yet we have frozen, which means a cut of care in the pediatric graduate medical education and Title 10 family planning here in the United States. Now, why is it that 4.3 million Iraqi children need to be immunized. I assume that is a good idea. Any thoughts?

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Rep. Rahm Emanuel

Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing health care funding for children in Iraq and the U.S. during a floor speech.

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