[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 91 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PASS THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS

  (Ms. KILPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, one of the most important things that 
this Congress can do is to pass an effective health plan for American 
citizens. That is why I am happy that 168 Democrats signed a discharge 
petition yesterday to bring our Patients' Bill of Rights to the House 
floor. Let us debate it, debate it now.
  Yesterday, the Nation's doctors passed a resolution to unionize. They 
want to be able to practice medicine, to decide which care their 
patients should have, to decide what medicines, the length of stay 
their patients need.
  Let us have meaningful debate on the Patients' Bill of Rights today. 
It is important, Americans want it, and Democrats want to get the job 
done.

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