Mr. Speaker. I am today introducing a bill in behalf of Dr. Peter K. Lekkas. a competently trained thoracic surgeon. who. because of the dilemma in the medical practice laws in Missouri. and their interrelationship with the laws relating to naturalization of foreignborn persons. finds himself doing the same job that he did when he first came to this country in 1954. Dr. Lekkas case is one that has its counterpart in many States of our country. Those States. such as Missouri. require that a person must be a citizen of the United States before he can be issued a certificate to practice medicine in the State or take the examination which is a prerequisite to the issuance of a medical certificate.
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