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Wakefield Act of 2014

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 9, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Health and Health Care

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

I rise in support of H.R. 4290, the Wakefield Act of 2014, a bill to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.

The Emergency Medical Services for Children program was established 30 years ago. The program includes a number of grant programs to help States to assess and improve pediatric emergency care; improve emergency services for children in rural, tribal, and other communities; and support research in pediatric emergency medicine.

The legislation before us today will reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program for another 5 years, so that this critical program can continue its lifesaving work.

I want to offer my thanks to Congressman Matheson and Congressman King for sponsoring the bill and to Chairman Upton, Chairman Pitts, Ranking Member Waxman, and our staffs for working on this bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I urge Members to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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