Mr. Chairman, we not only must we strive to have the strongest economy in the world, we also need an economy and an educational system which provides for the basic necessities of life for the American people. Yet today in our country, We have an understaffed workforce, something which this committee has discussed, which has led us to massive shortages of doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, mental health counselors and psychologists. So we're living in a country where, in terms of health care, we're not able to even provide the kind of care that our people need. (01:48–02:05)
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