[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING BARBARA MANNINO AS THE CONSTITUENT OF THE MONTH

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                            HON. MIKE LEVIN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 13, 2019

  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize 
Mrs. Barbara Mannino, the longtime leader of the Vista Community 
Clinic, as my Constituent of the Month for June. After more than 30 
years serving North County patients at the Vista Community Clinic and 
working tirelessly to ensure community members received the care they 
needed, Barbara retired, and I am deeply grateful for all of her 
service.
  Under Barbara's leadership, the Vista Community Clinic expanded from 
one location in an animal shelter to a health center network with eight 
locations providing care to 57,000 patients each year, primarily North 
County community members who are low-income and uninsured.
  Throughout the country, families are struggling to access affordable 
health care, pay for their prescription drugs, and make ends meet, in 
part because of this Administration's efforts to sabotage the 
Affordable Care Act. While I have fought for legislation to lower 
prescription drug prices, protect people with pre-existing conditions, 
and expand access to affordable care, it's the work of people like 
Barbara that has helped so many of our neighbors receive the care they 
desperately need.
  I launched a Constituent of the Month program to recognize 
outstanding individuals in the 49th District who have gone above and 
beyond to give back to our community, support our neighbors, and make 
our country stronger. After more than 30 years providing critical 
health care services to local families most in need, we owe Barbara a 
debt of gratitude, and I am proud to call her the Constituent of the 
Month.

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