[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8290-H8291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

  (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the House passage of 
bipartisan, commonsense legislation that will expand access to 
healthcare in underserved communities across the country.
  I grew up in a rural farmworker community in the Coachella Valley, 
and later served that same community as a doctor. I know how crucial it 
is for people to have access to healthcare in their communities without 
barriers,

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and how the distance to a health center can be the difference between 
whether or not someone seeks treatment.
  That is why I joined Congresswoman Susie Lee in introducing the 
MOBILE Health Care Act, which will help community health centers expand 
their services with mobile health units. This means taking healthcare 
to the people, often the hardest to reach, and often left out, and the 
most medically underserved.
  So I urge President Biden to sign this bill into law without delay to 
improve health outcomes across the board and make a positive difference 
in people's lives.

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