[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 84 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL CLEFT LIP AND PALATE CLINIC

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the South Florida 
Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic at the University of Miami for its 
outstanding dedication and treatment of those suffering from 
craniofacial malformations. I would like to especially recognize Dr. 
Seth Thaller, Dr. Magdalena Plewinska and Mrs. Maria Santiago, whose 
selfless devotion has made this clinic successful.
  This clinic is the largest in South Florida, and it utilizes the 
expertise of community and university doctors, surgeons and dentists 
who graciously volunteer their time to treat their patients.
  This outstanding treatment center is initiating a program entitled 
Adopt a Smile, which will allow corporate and private donors to 
identify patients and follow their treatment over the years.
  The treatment of facial anomalies at the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic 
at the University of Miami has improved the lives of thousands, and I 
congratulate all who are involved in it.

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