Political Quotes

“today I am pleased to join in cosponsoring the Access to Community Health Care Act of 1994. This legislation is essential for rural and urban medically underserved communities and should be integrated into the broader context of national health reform. The legislation builds on the highly successful Community Health Center and Federally Qualified Health Center Programs. Today, these centers provide primary and preventive health services to over 7 million of America's poor, uninsured, and medically underserved. Their programs have produced a stellar track record, demonstrating that the special needs of high-risk populations can be served with quality and cost-effective care. America's network of community, migrant, and homeless health centers are responsibile for bringing doctors, services, and facilities to people in great need. For over 30 years, they have served in some of the most neglected, devastated, and economically distressed areas of the country. Their mission is to break the barriers to health care, to make health care accessible, and to keep people healthier and more productive, and out of hospitals and costly emergency rooms.”