[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22089-22090]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 15, 2006

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the inauguration of 
the new Main Facility of the Gateway Community Health Center, Inc., on 
October 20, 2006, in the city of Laredo.
  The Gateway Community Health Center, Inc., first began as a Migrant 
Health Clinic administered by the Laredo-Webb County Health Department 
in 1963, and has rapidly grown to one of the largest community health 
centers in south Texas in providing a variety of much-needed services 
to underserved residents of Webb County. Today, the Gateway Community 
Health Center operates over five sites in Webb County, serving over 
18,007 residents of Webb County in 2005 alone. The new facility, which 
is being inaugurated today, is expected to increase the number of users 
in late 2006 and 2007.
  The continued growth of the population in Webb County present 
challenges for the Gateway Community Health Center, Inc., but the 
dedication of its staff, especially that of Mr. Miguel Trevino, the 
C.E.O., will be able to make sure these challenges are met with the 
support they have from the community. The new Main Facility will help 
Gateway in providing more services and expanding its outreach to the 
residents of Webb County. I am very proud of the staff of Gateway 
Community

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Health Center, Inc., and their partners in making this dream possible 
for Laredo and Webb County.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to honor the 
inauguration of the new Main Facility of the Gateway Community Health 
Center, Inc., in the city of Laredo in the Great State of Texas.

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