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Harris County Commissioner apparently is at odds with the Harris County Hospital district over a new district budget. Well, actually, 13 Marvin Center says that's nothing, nothing new? And he's here to add his two cents worth to the frame for the past few years. Whenever the Harris

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County hospital District wanted a tax increase, one member of the Harris County Commissioners court was always very vocal against it. In fact, that Commissioner steve has been very vocal about the way the hospital district is run. Now. The hospital district is scheduled to go before commissioners

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court tomorrow asking for a budget increase. However, the district is not asking for a tax increase. Let me repeat. They are not asking for a tax increase. Now you get commissioner radic is going to vote against the budget increase. Radic says the hospital district throws money

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away and doesn't need a budget increase. I understand he just might have to. Other commissioners siding with him to vote against the budget increase. Well, I disagree with mr radic when he uses the phrase throws money away. That's a reckless statement to make. First of all,

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I think every government agency and even private enterprise waste money in some way or fashion. But that doesn't mean throwing money away the hospital districts. New budget calls for a $27 million 2000 more operations a year, 90 new beds for patient care and more dentists and

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dental chairs. It also means better health care for the poor and middle-income families who do not have insurance. Harris County has over 900,000 folks who are eligible for health care at the Harris County Hospital District. There's no other place for these folks to go. Why should

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folks die just because they're poor and can't get medical help? It's easy to find fault with any kind of welfare and entitlements when you're a fat cat and have good insurance. Oh yes. There's times when I take on the hospital district because of some problems with

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individuals caused by some employee. But all in all, the district does one hell of a good job. I would hope the majority of Commissioners Court votes for the budget increase and gives Harris County indigent folks a good healthy life. And even if I disagree with commissioner

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all the time when it comes to the Harris County Hospital District, I respect him for attempting to keep waste of taxpayer's money to a minimum. Incidentally, hospital board members who were appointed by members of commissioners court, including steve voted unanimous for the budget increase. And remember,

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with no tax increase, Marvin's Endler eyewitness news, Thank you