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Support for Community Health Center

Date: March 12, 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I would like to express my strong support for Lincoln, NE's application for a community health center. I met recently with Secretary Tommy Thompson and discussed the proposal with him. He reacted positively, assuring me that the application would be given top priority.

The need for this facility in Lincoln is great. Lincoln is experiencing an influx of immigrant families who lack health care coverage and are in critical need of medical care. And Nebraska, like other States, is facing budgetary constraints due to the downturn in the economy and reduced its Medicaid rolls leaving more people without health insurance.

The new health center, which will be called the Peoples' Health Center of Lincoln, will provide many services to the area including: primary medical care, primary dental care and oral health education, lab services, social work and health education. With the Federal funds, the community will be able to proceed to develop these health services to the uninsured and underinsured in Lincoln.

I look forward to HHS's grant announcement and am hopeful that Lincoln's application will be approved.

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