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Community Center Program Developments

Floor Speech

Date: March 12, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. RAMIREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in representation of 12 critical community health centers in Illinois-03.

Community centers provide essential preventative care to nearly 700,000 members of my district, where 50 percent of income is below the poverty line. They support 1,500 jobs and $250 million in economic output in the region.

The clinics provide training for future healthcare providers, shaping mission-driven physicians, nurses, dentists, and behavioral health providers who often remain after graduating to continue to serve the community. Nonetheless, congressional appropriation delays in funding challenge these critical health services.

As we continue the appropriations process, we must prioritize the well-being of the families we represent. I call on my colleagues to recommit to passing the Labor-HHS budget and to fully funding community health centers and their education programs.

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