[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 45 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        H.R. 1070, THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER TREATMENT ACT

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                           HON. SUE W. KELLY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 11, 2000

  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I am in support of H.R. 1070, the Breast and 
Cervical Cancer Treatment Act. This legislation will give States the 
ability to provide a reliable method of treatment for uninsured and 
underinsured women battling breast or cervical cancer.
  The program currently provides screening for cancer, but it provides 
no treatment options for these women. So if they are diagnosed with 
cancer, they have no option to be cured, which is a harsh reality. 
Giving States the option of providing Medicaid coverage for women will 
help save thousands of lives.
  I urge the Speaker to bring this critically important legislation to 
the House floor for a vote by Mother's Day, May 14. The bill has 289 
bipartisan cosponsors, well over the required number to pass a bill on 
the Suspension Calendar. In addition, the funding for this bill was 
also included in the House passed budget resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, let's bring H.R. 1070 to the House floor before Mother's 
Day, in time to give our mothers, our sisters, our daughters the most 
important gift of all, the gift of life.

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