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Steny Hoyer: I suggest that the Castle alternative does what the American public wants done. That is, they want to encourage families…

On the recordSeptember 9, 1997
I suggest that the Castle alternative does what the American public wants done. That is, they want to encourage families to be involved with one another. That is obviously beneficial to the children, to the mother, the father, and to America. But they do not want to discourage young people from getting the health care that they desperately need from time to time. That is why I believe the Castle alternative is what the American public believes is a commonsense alternative, encouraging us to attain a worthy objective but not discouraging us from having healthy teens.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the importance of family involvement and health care access for teenagers.

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