[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 141 (Thursday, October 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1478]
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              COMMEMORATING TAIWAN'S 102ND DOUBLE TEN DAY

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2013

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today, October 10, Taiwan celebrates their 
National Day. This is Taiwan's 102nd anniversary and it is known as 
Double Ten day because it occurs on the tenth day of the tenth month. 
Their national birthday, they celebrate it with the same passion and 
pride with which Americans mark the Fourth of July.
  Taiwan has many reasons to celebrate their nation's history. Our 
friends in Southeast Asia excel in a number of areas, one of the most 
important being their national healthcare system. Taiwan has an 
effective single payer system, the National Health Insurance Program 
(NHI), which provides healthcare for virtually all Taiwanese citizens.
  I have been fighting for a similar program in the United States of 
America for the last 10 years. In February, I reintroduced H.R. 676, 
``The Expanded and Improved Medicare For All Act,'' which would create 
a similar program of high quality coverage for all Americans.
  Taiwan also has a leading education system, which reflects the 
important investments that the nation has made in their children's 
futures. I too hope that Americans can learn from their example, and 
begin to invest similarly in the talents and capacity of our next 
generation.
  I congratulate my friends across the Pacific, and I wish them a very 
happy 102nd Double Ten Day. May they have as much to celebrate next 
year as they have today.

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