[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 125 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1594]
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            H.R. 3871 PROTECTS BROOKLYN AND QUEENS RESIDENTS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 1996

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3871, which the House passed by voice 
vote last week, waives the 75-25 Medicaid requirements for two New York 
City plans. Together, these plans currently serve approximately 60,000 
members. Without the waiver authority in this bill, these members would 
be endangered of losing their access to quality primary care services 
before the end of the year.
  I want to thank the Commerce Committee chairman, the Health and 
Environment Subcommittee chairman and the ranking minority member and 
our subcommittee's ranking member for their cooperation in 
expeditiously moving this bill forward. I want to also thank the 
gentlemen from the other side of the aisle, Mr. Greenwood and Mr. 
Franks, for joining me as cosponsors of this legislation. Let us hope 
that our colleagues in the Senate will move quickly to approve this 
legislation before adjournment.

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