Posted on 04/16/2002 7:29:46 PM PDT by RCW2001
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
©2002 Associated Press
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/04/16/national2221EDT0876.DTL
(04-16) 19:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --
The Senate approved without dissent late Tuesday two bills that would continue support for community health centers and provide other health help to the homeless, migrant workers and other needy people.
Approval came without debate at the end of the day's activities, although, Democrats say, Republicans had blocked the bills' consideration for some time.
One of the bills would extend the federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. The other bill would consolidate federal support for health centers serving various groups from the homeless to migrant workers.
Without these programs, "millions of the most vulnerable Americans would not receive the health care they need to live healthy and productive lives," Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said in a statement.
The programs also have been endorsed by President Bush, who including funding for the programs in his budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
©2002 Associated Press
Read illegal aliens.
A couple more Socialist/liberal/awful pieces of legislation have virtually become the law of the land.
Meanwhile, conservative judicial nominees, tax cuts, ANWR drilling...you name it, they're all full of formaldihyde...DEAD ON ARRIVAL...while this crap sails through, with the President's approval, no less.
I think I'll go to bed...
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