Political Quotes

“Senator Marshall raised this issue from almost the first time we sat down and seriously discussed it. If we are going to talk about prevention, we have to talk about obesity, among other things, because we are looking at a major--you tell me if I am wrong, Doctor-- we are looking at a major diabetic epidemic in this country that will not only cost massive amounts of suffering, but it is also going to be a very expensive healthcare bill. Certainly, one of many of the contributing factors is obesity. What Senator Marshall has talked about from the very beginning is we have to do a better job in nutrition education. Community health centers are very well-situated to be able to do that. At Senator Marshall's insistence--and I was delighted to work with him--we have language in here that will make it easier for community health centers to work on nutrition programs in a variety of ways with their clients.”