[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 26 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E254-E255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011

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                               speech of

                           HON. ANDRE CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 16, 2011

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other 
     departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes:

  Mr. CARSON. Mr. Chair, as we continue to debate the Continuing 
Resolution and slowly whittle away funds for important programs, I rise 
to express my sincere regret over cuts to Community Health Centers.
  In my State of Indiana, these health centers serve nearly half a 
million Hoosiers, and at a time when American families continue to 
struggle to afford basic healthcare, I believe this is not the time to 
defund this valuable program.

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  Not only will patients lose access to care, but jobs will be lost, as 
well. It will have a devastating impact on communities and patients who 
need the care most--patients with diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, 
pregnant women, and children--and leave them with literally nowhere to 
turn for care.
  This is no way to treat our Nation's most vulnerable populations.

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