INTRODUCING THE NURSING HOME EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
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HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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Mr. PAUL. Madam 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.
