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                                         February 3, 1993

The Honorable Senator Phil Gramm
241 SDOB
Washington, D.C.  20510

Dear Senator Phil Gramm,

Free innoculations for all children is a wonderful objective
for the health and welfare of our nation. Prevention is one
of the best ways to offset the increasing expense of our
health care system.

However, there is something that I think that you should be
aware of. Our Chamber of Commerce has been allowing the
Department of Health to use our meeting room, free of charge,
once a month for immunization clinics where free or reduced
fee innoculations are given. Approximately 1,200 children are
immunized a year. About the first of the year we received a
notice that our facility (one room) has been checked for
compliance with the American Disabilities Act. They
recommended that approximately $5,000 worth of renovations
were needed to comply with the ADA and for the Texas
Department of Health to be able to continue to utilize our
meeting room. Mabank is a small town with limited funds.
We have no choice but to notify them that our facility is no
longer available for free or reduced fee innoculations.

What happened is in their effort to help a few, they have
hurt many. Until government begins to live in the real world,
among real people, I do not see much hope of things improving
for the masses.

A concerned citizen,
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Pat President Mabank Chamber of Commerce
Democratic Prec. Chairman
Prec-# 2GBN Henderson County Texas

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