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I thank the gentleman for saying that because he does come from one of the most affected States in the union. I would therefore ask the gentleman to give careful attention when certain amendments come up today which would seek to cut health care coverage for these very immigrants that the State of Florida has no control over their decision on entry. The gentleman might give serious attention to the question of social service money which teaches English June I. 1985 to these people and gives them job skills and furnishes the training that they already have in the old country. If this amendment. the socalled PursellMorrison amendment were to be adopted. then Florida and California and Minnesota and Kansas and Wisconsin and other States would be very seriously affected. I would Just ask the gentleman to give serious thought to the question of that amendment.