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2005 Ron Paul Chapter 100
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Congressional Record [.PDF]
Introduction Of The Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act
6 October 2005
HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, October 6, 2005
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Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act.
This act makes private, for-profit nursing
homes eligible for the same federal aid as is
currently available to public nursing homes.
Under current federal law, only public nursing
homes may receive federal disaster assistance.
However, hurricanes, tornadoes, and
earthquakes do not distinguish between private
and public, or for-profit and not-for-profit,
nursing homes.
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As I have recently seen in my district, all nursing homes face unique challenges coping
with natural disasters and their aftermaths. It
is not fair to the taxpayers who work in, reside
in, or have entrusted the care of their loved
ones to, a private nursing home that private
nursing homes are denied the same federal
aid available to their public counterparts. Mr.
Speaker, the Nursing Home Emergency Assistance
Act ensures all residents of nursing
homes can benefit from federal disaster aid. I
encourage my colleagues to support this legislation.
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