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José E. Serrano: I just wanted to come down and take just a few minutes to say that I think the President has put before us an excellent…

On the recordJune 30, 1999
I just wanted to come down and take just a few minutes to say that I think the President has put before us an excellent plan, and there is no reason why we should not respond to it. But my biggest concern continues to be the same concern I had when I came down last week and joined the gentleman for the discussion on HMOs, managed care. The whole issue of how can we as the greatest Nation on earth continue to dodge, to duck the issue of providing the best, which we are capable of, medical care, the most affordable, which we are not doing but we are capable of, and the most universal medical care.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the need for improved medical care and the aging population in his district.

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