House Proceeding on Sep 30th, 2009 :: 0:07:15 to 0:08:30
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Todd Tiahrt: contributions to those affected by these natural disasters. i commend the efforts of those who are helping to meet the needs of samoa, tonga and the philippines as they work toward a full recovery from these the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nsas rise?

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Speech By: Todd Tiahrt

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Todd Tiahrt: >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. tiahrt: mr. speaker, we are overlooking access to healt care in rural america. for families living in rural towns all across kansas and america, access to quality health care is often the primary concern. in fact, right now less than 10% of our physicians serve 25%

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Todd Tiahrt: of our population. in order to improve access to quality medical care, we need to start with three basic reforms. first, we should reimburse providers for the full cost of care so rural medical professionals can do their job of curing and healing. second, we should repay enormous debt incurred through medical school so more young

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Todd Tiahrt: people enter general practice in smaller towns. finally, the government should stop picking winners and losers in urban vs. rural health care because in all cases rural we should focus on reforms need to resolve the health care cris in rural kansas and rural america. and in doing so we can improve