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October 11, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1873 2. Schedule F (Form 1040) (farm busi- SIMMONS AMENDMENT TO H.R. women in uniform who wage the daily war on nesses); 4548 terror. His family and community, the Amer- 3. Form 1041 (estates and trusts); ican Military, and the United States of America 4. Form 1065 (partnerships); HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK should be proud of his service. 5. Form 1065–B (electing large partner- OF ILLINOIS His actions are consistent with the finest tra- ships); ditions of military service and reflect great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6. Form 1120 (corporations); credit on the Commonwealth of Virginia and 7. Form 1120–A (short tax return for cor- Thursday, October 7, 2004 the United States of America. Staff Sergeant porations); Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, on June 23, 2004 Christopher B. Wilson, I again thank you for 8. Form 1120S (S corporations); and during the debate of the Simmons amendment your selfless service and welcome you home. 9. Other Form 1120 series returns. to H.R. 4548, the Intelligence Authorization f 2005 Forms 4626, 6251, and Schedule I of Act for fiscal year 2005, I was misquoted in Form 1041 would have to be revised to add a HONORING THE CONTRIBUTION OF the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. My statement new line to reflect the difference between the COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS regular tax deduction and alternative min- should have read: imum tax deduction. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Sim- ´ The instructions for all affected forms and mons amendment. Unlike some other amend- HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA schedules listed above would have to be re- ments in this bill that are offered for par- OF ARIZONA vised to reflect the new deduction. tisan advantage, this amendment is offered IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by a former CIA officer with detailed knowl- The tax forms and publications for 2007 and edge of how the U.S. intelligence community Thursday, October 7, 2004 2010 would have to be updated to reflect the works. To my knowledge, there are only increasing percentage of qualified production Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, community three current Members of Congress who activities income taken into account begin- health centers (CHCs) are at the forefront of worked with the CIA: our chairman, the gen- ning in those years. the noble endeavor to provide quality health tleman from Florida (Mr. Goss), the author care to our nation’s most underserved commu- Programming changes would be required to of this amendment; the gentleman from Con- reflect the new 10 line form, the two addi- necticut (Mr. Simmons); and me, who was nities. Nearly 900 CHCs throughout the coun- tional lines on the above forms and sched- detailed to the CIA from navy intelligence. try treat more than 12 million patients who are ules, and the changing percentages. Cur- This amendment seeks to change our intel- typically low-income, uninsured, and dis- rently, the IRS tax computation programs ligence culture to become more effective in proportionately affected by chronic diseases are updated annually to incorporate man- the age of the Internet. Today, every two-bit such as diabetes. Ninety percent of patients dated inflation adjustments. Any program- terror organization in the world has a Web ming changes necessitated by the provision live at or below 200% of the federal poverty site broadcasting information on its activi- level, and nearly half (5 million) lack health in- would be included during that process. ties. Internet news, political parties, and for- The following 2005 publications, among eign government sites all offer new material surance. CHC patients are predominantly others, would have to be revised to cover the to our intelligence community. women, who require gynecologic and obstetric new deduction, adding 3 to 6 pages to each. For years in the cold war, our enemies col- care, as well as pediatric care for their chil- 1. Publication 225 (farmers); lected open-source data on us, but we were dren. CHC patients are also ethnically and lin- 2. Publication 334 (small business tax forced to collect secret data on them. That is guistically diverse—with nearly one-third guide); now changing. There is a wealth of open- whose native tongue is not English. 3. Publication 541 (corporations); source data on our adversaries. Every ana- Not only are many CHCs the sole source of 4. Publication 542 (partnerships); and lyst in the community should be encouraged health care in the underserved communities to use as much current and accurate open- 5. Publication 535 (business expenses). where they operate, but they are also the sole source data as possible; and I applaud the Training materials and the Internal Rev- gentleman, who knows the CIA so well, for providers of other crucial services such as enue Manual would have to be revised to re- offering this amendment to keep our culture dental care, mental health counseling, sub- flect the new deduction. up to date with the current technology. stance abuse treatment, and assistance to do- f mestic violence victims. In my state, Arizona, f CHCs service about 350,000 people in 85 THANK YOU, STAFF SERGEANT neighborhoods—from densely populated urban MERRICK LITTLE LEAGUE CHRISTOPHER B. WILSON centers to far-flung rural towns and tribal com- BASEBALL munities deep in desert locales, miles away HON. ERIC CANTOR from the nearest community. Last year, nearly HON. PETER T. KING OF VIRGINIA 1.5 million visits were made to Arizona’s OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHCs. Clearly, health centers save our health care IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, October 7, 2004 system an untold amount of money by treating Thursday, October 7, 2004 Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a patients who, due to lack of access and fi- grateful nation and the citizens of the Seventh nances, would otherwise end up in the emer- Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise District of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I gency room needing intensive and expensive today to congratulate the Merrick Little League would like to personally thank Staff Sergeant treatment. Yet, CHCs struggle to generate Baseball Team as our New York State Cham- Christopher B. Wilson for his honorable serv- adequate revenues to maintain their oper- pions. These athletes should be very proud of ice to the Armed Forces of the United States ations. They do not pocket any of the savings this enormous accomplishment. I know I share of America. they bring to the system, which are instead in the pride of their parents, coaches and resi- I celebrate his return from service abroad, transferred by hospitals and private physi- dents of Merrick. and this country will forever be grateful for his cians. And while the latter can absorb losses In fact, I would like to recognize and honor leadership, unwavering dedication to the mis- from treating uninsured patients due to their the following players who will certainly be sion, and the bravery he demonstrated each high percentage of privately insured patients, ranked the best in the New York State Little day in the face of danger. Staff Sergeant Wil- CHCs receive the majority of their reimburse- League: Louis Eiler, John Eyerman, Chad son, a proud member of the Virginia National ment from Medicaid, which accounts for 36% Fuschillo, Zachary Goldstein, Frankie Leavey, Guard’s 229th Military Police Company, re- of all their revenues. Federal grants make up Jordan Leopold, Alex Ras, Robert Rosen, turned home to his family and friends in April the second largest source of funding, at 22%. Brandon Serota, Noah Shulman, and Thomas of 2004. He served two tours of duty defend- By contrast, only six percent of CHC revenues Viverto. ing our homeland and liberating the people of come from reimbursements of private insurers. In addition, I want to extend special recogni- Iraq. He defended our nation’s capital during This year, the House allotted $1.84 billion to tion to the Merrick Little League Coaches Rob- Operation Noble Eagle. Again he answered the federal CHC direct grant program in the ert Ras and Michael Serota, as well as Man- our nation’s call-to-arms, spending 14 months FY 2005 Labor, HHS and Education appro- ager Jason Shulman. in the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Free- priations bill. Although this is a welcome in- On behalf of myself and the United States dom. crease from the federal government’s funding House of Representatives I congratulate the We will never forget his service as he has of $1.57 billion for FY 2004, I am disappointed Merrick Little League Baseball Team on this set an enduring example for all Americans. that the Health Community Access Program wonderful achievement. His service is a perfect model for all men and was eliminated. Without Medicaid, however, VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:50 Oct 13, 2004 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09OC8.100 E11PT1 E1874 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 11, 2004 CHCs would collapse. Many are already suf- mittee waived the requirement stipulating SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORT AND fering from inadequate or irregular Medicaid that an athlete be retired for at least five EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2004 funding, as states slash their budget expendi- years because, they reasoned, Kelley would tures and seek cost-saving Medicaid waivers never retire from running. SPEECH OF that, for instance, allow them to cap the num- Runner’s World magazine named Kelley its HON. TOM LATHAM ber of enrollees. To empower CHCs to func- ‘‘Runner of the Century’’ for his contribu- OF IOWA tion at their full potential, we must ensure that tions to the sport.