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Veronica Escobar: “LAFAY serves incredibly vulnerable populations like the…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

Congresswoman Escobar Advocates for Health Infrastructure in El Paso in Appropriations Committee

Published May 18, 2021 | Video Starts at 01:33

The second project I'd like to bring to your attention is the LAFAY Federally Qualified Health Center Center FQHC Technology upgrade. Like many FQHCs in El Paso and across the country, LAFE LAFAY serves incredibly vulnerable populations like the uninsured, immigrants, and more. LAFAY also works in economically disadvantaged communities known as colonias, which are unincorporated areas sometimes referred to as the Forgotten America. (01:33–01:43)

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