Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I do want to point out in this bill, probably one of the most important aspects is the collection and dissemination of data by the CDC and HRSA, the best practices that occur across the country. There is no reason why one hospital should have excellent statistics and another hospital have questionable statistics. We should be able to be good enough that every hospital has excellent statistics. I know this to be true, because where I did my residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, they have consistently had some of the best maternal mortality statistics in the country, and they take care of a population that is low income, women of color, underinsured, uninsured, the very populations you think would be at greatest risk. I know we can do it. I have seen it done, and it is so important to me that we collect and disseminate this data. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”