Kirk Boudreaux This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Rural Health Advocate

   www.csrha.org/advocate/3.22/dc - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/26/2004   Last Visited: 8/28/2006

   Kirk Boudreaux, Valley Family Health Center

2. 2. fresnobee.com | Opinion

   www.fresnobee.com/opinion/stor - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/22/2002   Last Visited: 4/22/2002

   Kirk Boudreaux, director of corporate development for the Valley Family Health Center based in Riverdale, did not parse words: "It borders on being criminal," he said. His organization relies heavily on foreign-born doctors to staff its clinics.
   
   Clinics and lawmakers should not have been taken by surprise by the department's action. They should have been thoroughly consulted about the effect on their constituents before such an abrupt decision was made. An alternative program should have been put in place immediately.
   
   Now Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman's crew is scrambling around to do damage control, thanks to pressure from local lawmakers such as Rep. Cal Dooley, D-Fresno. Alternative programs are being considered and the department also is processing about 86 J-1 visa applications that had been suspended in February.

3. 3. fresnobee.com | Local News

   www.fresnobee.com/local/story/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/19/2002   Last Visited: 4/19/2002

   "It borders on being criminal," said Kirk Boudreaux, director of corporate development for the Riverdale-based Valley Family Health Center. "If you're going to take away a program like this, you should at least replace it."
   
   Feeling congressional pressure, the Agriculture Department this week agreed to work with the White House in seeking alternative programs.