My philosophy has always been to treat now. and when the patient has been stabilized. ask the questions later. This problem is not a new one. In 1977. the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. and the House Subcommittee on Health and Environment held hearings on five separate pieces of legislation which would have authorized the Public Health Service to provide financial assistance to medical facilities for trauma and medical emergency treatments provided to indigent and undocumented aliens. On September 11. 1985. the House Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees. and International Law held similar hearings on this exact issue. I do not think it Is necessary for me to stand here on the floor and praise the virtues of trauma centers and the role they play in saving lives. Without immediate treatment. many trauma patients die within the first hour of sustaining their injury.
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