Doug Bereuter: “as a cosponsor of H.R. 3450, the Health Care Safety Net Improvement Act, this Member wishes to add his strong support…”

“as a cosponsor of H.R. 3450, the Health Care Safety Net Improvement Act, this Member wishes to add his strong support for S. 1533, the Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2001, as amended. Furthermore, this Member would like to commend the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health; and the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, for bringing this important legislation to the House Floor today. This Member would also like to commend the distinguished gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the distinguished gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; for their efforts to improve access to quality preventive and primary health care for the medically underserved--including the millions of Americans without health insurance coverage. This Member currently does not have a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in his Congressional District, but believes one is greatly needed. This Member is very pleased that the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has taken the initiative to develop a Community Health Center planning committee. This Member would like to commend this committee for its dedication and commitment to improving health care in Nebraska.”