[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 67 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. FREDERICK V. MILLER

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                    HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ--

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 29, 2016

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
life of Dr. Frederick V. Miller of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  Dr. Miller was an inspiration to all those who knew him--
  From his selfless and passionate work on behalf of our society's most 
vulnerable people--critically-ill newborn and premature infants;
  To his service in the United States Army;
  To his business career that helped care for South Floridians;
  He truly lived a life of public service, with a vigor and spirit that 
lifted up every person he knew.
  I had the distinct pleasure and privilege in the Florida Legislature 
to work with Dr. Miller to pass the ``Drive Thru Baby Bill'' which 
mandated that insurance companies cover the care after a birth that new 
mothers need--not the middling coverage they received before Dr. Miller 
lent his voice and service to our efforts.
  Recognizing a problem with too many newborns being born with hearing 
challenges that went undetected, Dr. Miller worked with me to pass the 
Newborn Infant Screening Act to ensure that all newborns in the State 
of Florida had their hearing checked soon after birth.
  I will always remember him as a man of science;
  A kind man who cared deeply for his patients and;
  A man who worked tirelessly to better the lives of mothers and 
children.
  My thoughts are with his wife Sharon; his sons Harrison and Sterling; 
and their entire extended family.

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