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Expanding Access to Healthcare in Underserved Communities

Floor Speech

By: Raul Ruiz
By: Raul Ruiz
Date: Sept. 29, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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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, 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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