Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation Property Conveyance

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Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, S. 230, as my colleague has so eloquently stated, will provide for the conveyance of approximately 23 acres to the YKHC, located in Bethel, Alaska, for the purposes of constructing a primary care clinic attached to the existing hospital.

This bill is identical to H.R. 521, introduced by our colleague and my very dear and good friend, Chairman Don Young, which we passed by unanimous consent out of the Committee on Natural Resources. The land transfer is needed so that the YKHC might participate in the Indian Health Service Joint Venture Construction Program.

Access to quality health care is a fundamental part of our trust responsibility to tribal members, and passage of this bill will ensure that the YKHC can meet the current and future needs of its residents.

I urge my colleagues to support passage of S. 230.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, before I yield back for the day, I want to thank my colleague, Chairman McClintock, for his collegiality today and his leadership in making this a pleasant afternoon and a bipartisan afternoon.

I urge all Members to join me in supporting S. 230.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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