[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 12, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of the goals of Cover 
the Uninsured Week. In California, 1 out of every 5 of our uninsured 
population is a child under the age of 18.
  This week, the House leadership has scheduled votes that would help 
big insurance companies. Instead, Congress should be taking action to 
ensure that no child has to skip needed health care checkups and is not 
left behind.
  We should pass the Family Care Act to provide working families and 
children with health insurance. The bill could cover approximately 7.5 
million low-income parents and improve health care coverage.
  We should also pass the Health Care Equality and Accountability Act, 
H.R. 3459, which would both provide expanded health coverage and 
eliminate racial and ethnic health care disparities. More than one-
third of Latinos and 19 percent of Asian Pacific islanders lack health 
insurance.
  We must come together to combat our uninsured crisis. Together, we 
can make sure that every family has access to high quality and 
affordable health care.

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