[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER TREATMENT ACT

  (Ms. DUNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1070, the Breast and 
Cervical Cancer Treatment Act. This legislation provides States the 
option of providing Medicaid coverage to uninsured, low-income women 
who are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer as part of a screening 
process by the Centers for Disease Control.
  While the CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection 
program helps identify women with breast or cervical cancer, it does 
not provide any coverage or any treatment. These women patients not 
only face a terrifying battle with cancer but they also must find ways 
to pay for the care they need. H.R. 1070 rectifies this problem by 
helping low-income women get the medical treatment they need. The bill 
is vital to help save the lives of women throughout our Nation. It 
would make the best gift Congress could offer if we were to pass H.R. 
1070 by Mother's Day. I am pleased that this legislation soon will be 
considered on the floor of the House. It is a good bill and will do the 
job. I ask my colleagues to support this legislation.

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