it is imperative that we as a country understand the significance of black physicians providing care for black patients and other patients as well.

I would not be here as Chairman of the Committee if the people of Georgia had not done what they did.

I think a lot of the programs need to build in--and even updating the capacity of minority serving institutions and HBCUs to talk about financial literacy with their students.

Poverty in itself is a death sentence.

Does anybody think it is vaguely sane that at a time when we desperately need more physicians, especially black and Latino physicians, that we are asking people to leave school, medical school, $300,000, $400,000 in debt?

Thank you again, Chairman Sanders, for your leadership and interest in our views.

Health care is a human right, not a privilege.

We can achieve the goal of a substantial increase in the Black American representation in the medical field, but it will take more individuals like you, Senator Sanders, and the HELP Committee to achieve this goal.

Thank you, Senator Sanders, for showing us continuously what leadership looks like, for being our voice when others are not listening.

Most importantly, I hope that what I and other Committee Members will learn from this hearing will be translated into law and will have an impact on how we provide health care to minority communities all across this country.

We will be introducing legislation for a Medicare for all single payer program.

Health care is a human right, not a privilege.

You will say that you want to treat all the patients who walk at your door, not just those who have the money.

Thank you very much, Senator Sanders, for being here, and the panel who are here.

You will say that you want to treat all the patients who walk at your door, not just those who have the money.

We have got to bring those people into the process.

it will take more individuals like you, Senator Sanders, and the HELP Committee, to achieve--thank you.

Every American, child, elderly person should have quality health care.

This is what we should be doing.

Poverty in itself is a death sentence.

We spend twice as much per person on health care as any other country.

We can achieve the goal of a substantial increase in the Black American representation in the medical field, but it will take more individuals like you, Senator Sanders, and the HELP Committee to achieve this goal.

You got to elect people who are going to stand up and fight for them, make a difference in their lives.

An adverse ruling by the Supreme Court would be very detrimental to addressing physician diversity.

In Build Back Better, which was a major piece of legislation which would have dealt with many of the issues we are talking about here today, which lost by two votes, we substantially increased the number of GME slots, I think by about…