Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the gentleman from California, but more importantly I thank him for really turning the light bulb on. We worked…”

“I thank the gentleman from California, but more importantly I thank him for really turning the light bulb on. We worked so hard on this legislation that we probably have forgotten to articulate all of the nuances of this bill. It is unbelievable. I hesitated to use the term 'frivolous' today, but, frankly, I'm saddened by the fact that we had to engage in a frivolous debate. So I just wanted to say to the gentleman, some years ago under the Bush administration I took note of the fact that we did not have enough community health clinics, frankly, and I am so glad that our collective research caused us to put that legislation in the bill. Last Monday, I convened my community health clinics. It was amazing the expanded work they do because some of them received stimulus dollars. One of my clinics was able to open up 21 legacy, and one of my community health clinics was able to open up 21 new patient rooms because of stimulus dollars. But what I want to say on that point is three things: Community health clinics help seniors and families.”