I rise today to bring to the attention of the entire House. a matter of the utmost urgency to many thousands of citizens in the Third District of Nebraska. Three counties in Nebraska. facing chronic and critical physician shortages. have acquired the services of five foreign - doctors to meet their needs. One by one. - as their student visa status drew near O expiration. these doctors. together with o their hospital administrators and the people of the communities. came to me - to ask for my assistance that they might I be able to stay in the areas and develop a practice. These are not physicians who have made a quick jump to Nebraska to get their hands on a permanent visa. Four of the five are married with children born in the United States. Two of the five have made arrangements to purchase the medical clinic in town. which had been closed since 1977. when the towns last doctor retired.