Speaker. with the receipt of the Presidents message of February 27. 1962. the Congress is once again reminded that the strength of a nation can be no greater than the health and vitality of its population. I am in total agreement with this premise and am indeed proud to support the Presidents legislative recommendations. as outlined in his message. These include the training of health personnel. the need for a nationwide vaccination program to stamp out the remaining childhood diseases. aid for medical research. mental health and retardation. and increased health levels for domestic agricultural migrant workers. I have a very personal interest in this last item as author of H.R. 10227. providing migrant workers with health clinics. and as chairman of the Select Subcommittee on Labor. which subcommittee has held hearings and has recently reported out favorably a series of migratory labor bills. I am this day concerned. particularly. with the lack of protection afforded our elder citizenry. To be sure. most of us are protected against financial setbacks such as retirement. death. disability. and unemployment. but little has been done to protect our older citizens against the hardships of prolonged and expensive illness.