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the bill sounds good to meIndian Health Bill Draws Veto Threat
By MARY CLARE JALONICK 16 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) The Bush administration on Tuesday threatened to veto Senate legislation designed to improve health care on American Indian reservations, objecting to expanded labor provisions in the bill.
The legislation would boost screening and mental health programs at the Indian Health Service, increase tribal access to Medicare and Medicaid and prompt new construction and modernization of health clinics on reservations. The Senate began consideration of the legislation Tuesday.
The bill would also expand the Davis Bacon Act, which requires contractors and subcontractors to pay workers locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits, to apply to some of the new American Indian projects. The Bush administration said in a statement that the labor provision would violate long-standing administration policy.
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said the bill is a first step in addressing the "crisis" in American Indian health care. The system is underfunded and inefficient, he said.
Rates of most leading causes of death for American Indians are much higher than the rates for the rest of the country. Rates of alcoholism, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and suicide are especially high.
"Today it is likely somewhere on an Indian reservation someone is dying who shouldn't have to die," Dorgan said on the Senate floor.
probablyI think it all has to do with politics and 'pork' spending. What do you think?
That's good to hearThank you! We had a very lovely evening together.
Thanks, what a pretty graphic! Have a blessed night, too.
I'm thinking about you & praying for you too.
Have a great night.
You are most welcome for the invitation.With the rising sun enters Singing Elk.
Good morning! Thank you for inviting me to your thread. It means a lot to have someone reach out to me and invite me into their circle.
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