[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1717]
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         CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND MEDICARE PROTECTION ACT OF 2007

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                               speech of

                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 1, 2007

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the rule and 
underlying bill, the CHAMP Act. I want to thank our leadership for 
their vision and commitment in bringing this critical legislation 
before us today.
  Mr. Speaker, as one of the primary authors of California's version of 
children's health insurance, the Healthy Families Act, I know this bill 
will help reverse the neglect and devastation to our health care system 
that has been inflicted over the last dozen years.
  The CHAMP Act will finally provide much needed care for the 5 million 
uninsured children across this Nation.
  The CHAMP Act will finally allow millions of seniors the access to 
affordable, quality health care that the Bush administration's Medicare 
cuts have denied.
  Finally, while I remain opposed to scientifically unsound abstinence-
only programs I support the CHAMP Act's acknowledgment that these 
programs in their current form are not serving the needs of our young 
people who deserve access to medically-accurate, life-saving 
comprehensive sex education.
  Mr. Speaker, as important a step forward as this bill is, our goal 
must remain providing universal health care to all Americans. The 
future of our Nation depends on it.

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