On the recordSeptember 30, 1999
In fact, I would like to point out that, of the roughly $1.8 billion that Texas is spending during the present budget biennium, virtually every dollar is going toward health care. For example, the state is allocating over $200 million for a permanent endowment for children's cancer research; $200 million for smoking control and research activities; $100 million for emergency and trauma care; $180 million to expand health insurance for low income children; and over $1 billion in various permanent endowments for many of our state's public and teaching hospitals. I am proud of what Texas is doing, and I am proud that you and I and so many of our colleagues had the courage to stand-up for the right of our states to pursue those priorities and programs that best meet the needs of their residents.
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