,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #h1 #bjbe,mr4  
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself & ,ms4
 ,ross7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = community heal? c5t]s dur+    
,national ,heal? ,c5t] ,week1 ,augu/ #c 
?r\gh ,augu/ #i1 #bjbe1 & enc\rag+ all  
,am]icans to take "p 9 ?is week by      
visit+ _! local community heal? c5t] &  
celebrat+ ! important p>tn]%ip betwe5   
,am]ica's community heal? c5t]s & !     
communities !y s]ve4  ,:]eas community  
heal? c5t]s 7,c,h,cs7 are a subset (    
heal?c>e facilities1 includ+ heal? c5t]s
 & rural heal? cl9ics2 ,:]eas1 s9ce !   
,great ,society programs enact$ 9 #aife1
 ,c,h,cs h provid$ high-quality1        
af=dable1 & compreh5sive prim>y &       
prev5tive heal? c>e 9 our ,nation's     
rural & und]9ve/$ communities1 deliv]+  
value to1 & hav+ a significant impact on
 ,am]ica's heal? c>e sy/em2  ,:]eas     

,c,h,cs are uniquely position$ to       
provide pati5t-direct$ c>e to ! mo/     
vuln]able & economically di/ress$       
pati5ts1 includ+ s5iors1 individuals )  
disabilities1 & vet]ans seek+           
supplem5tal s]vices2 ,:]eas ,c,h,cs are 
community-bas$1 & design$ to provide c>e
 reg>dless ( pati5t f9ancial or         
insurance /atus2 ,:]eas ! c\ntry's l>ge/
 prim>y c>e network1 community heal?    
c5t]s are ! heal? c>e home = ne>ly #aj  
p]c5t ( ,am]icans across #ad1jjj        
communities nationwide2 ,:]eas1         
nationwide1 community heal? c5t]s s]ve  
#a 9 e #e pati5ts liv+ 9 rural          
communities2  ,:]eas !re are #aj ,,*c   
organizations op]at+ #ic ,,*c sites 9   
,nor? ,c>ol9a's ,fir/ ,congressional    
,di/rict1 ) approximately #gjj total    
,,*c sites /atewide2 ,:]eas ,nor?       
,c>ol9a ,c,h,cs directly employ #f1ebb  
employees /atewide1 g5]at+ a total      
economic impact ( #b1cjj1jjj1jjj1       
#ee1ejj1jjj 9 ,/ate & local tax rev5ues1
 & #bbj1hjj1jjj 9 ,f$]al tax rev5ues2   

,:]eas1 ?r\gh co/-effective c>e1 ,,nc   
,c,h,cs save an e/imat$ #dgg1jjj1jjj a  
ye> = ! ,m$icaid program by keep+ total 
co/ ( c>e #bd p]c5t l[] p] pati5t2      
,:]eas1 e day1 community heal? c5t]s    
develop new approa*es to integrat+ a    
wide range ( s]vices beyond prim>y c>e1 
includ+ oral heal?1 vision1 behavioral  
heal?1 & ph>macy s]vices1 to meet ! ne$s
 & *all5ges ( _! communities2  ,:]eas ! 
community heal? c5t] model cont9ues to  
prove an effective means ( ov]com+      
b>ri]s to heal? c>e access1 includ+     
geography1 income1 & insurance /atus1   
improv+ heal? c>e outcomes & r$uc+ heal?
 c>e sy/em co/s2 ,:]eas community heal? 
c5t]s r$uce ov]all co/s ( c>e by help+  
manage *ronic conditions ( pati5ts1 :i* 
keeps !m out ( co/li] heal? c>e sett+s l
 hospital em]g5cy rooms2 ,:]eas heal?   
c5t] pati5ts & f9ances cont9ue to suff] 
/ra9 f re/rictions on ! #cdj;,b ,drug   
,disc\nt ,program1 :i* all[s ,c,h,cs to 
g5]ate su/a9able rev5ue :ile r$uc+      
pati5ts' out-(-pocket co/s = _!         

life-sav+ m$ications1 & abs5t policymak+
 int]v5tion1 re/rictions by drug        
manufactur]s w cont9ue to inhibit heal? 
c5t]s & pati5ts alike2 ,:]eas community 
heal? c5t]s are on ! front l9es ( em]g+ 
heal? c>e crises1 provid+ access to c>e 
= our nation's vet]ans1 address+ !      
opioid epidemic1 & respond+ to public   
heal? ?reats 9 ! wake ( natural disa/]s2
 &  ,:]eas1 dur+ ,national ,heal? ,c5t] 
,week1 we celebrate ! legacy ( ,am]ica's
 community heal? c5t]s1 & _! vital role 
9 %ap+ ! pa/1 pres5t1 & future (        
,am]ica's heal? c>e sy/em3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports specifically recogniz+ !  
contributions ( community heal? c5t]s   
dur+ ,national ,heal? ,c5t] ,week2  7#b7
 enc\rages all ,am]icans to take "p 9   
?is week by visit+ _! local community   
heal? c5t] & celebrat+ ! important      
p>tn]%ip betwe5 ,am]ica's community     
heal? c5t]s & ! communities !y s]ve2 &  
7#c7 supports ext5d+ ! ,community ,heal?
 ,c5t] ,fund ahead ( ! ,septemb] #cj    

expiration1 :i* acc\nts = #gj p]c5t (   
,f$]al fund+ = ,c,h,cs4