[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, for the uninsured, the working 
poor, Medicaid recipients, and rural communities, healthcare is hard to 
find.
  Yet, for 60 years, community health centers, or CHCs, have cared for 
people who would go otherwise unseen and untreated.
  In Pennsylvania, that is more than 1 million people, including 
280,000 children, nearly 140,000 seniors, almost 15,000 veterans, and 
about 14,000 agricultural workers, receiving affordable and 
comprehensive care. In my district, the community health centers and 
dental centers serve four sites in Barto, Boyertown, Norristown, and 
Pottstown.
  Some of our most vulnerable, those with no health insurance, 
struggling with addiction or homelessness, have no hope. Importantly, 
CHC offers not just primary care but preventive care, a critical aspect 
of our healthcare system. Not only is it cost effective, it is 
compassionate in giving that hope.
  In Pennsylvania, thousands of doctors, nurses, behavioral 
specialists, and more show up every day for those most in need. They 
are not in it for the money. They are in it for the love of neighbor.

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