US Lawmakers Hail Indian American Doctor’s Contribution

HI INDIA NEWS DESK
CHARLESTON, WV- At the Indian Independence Day celebrations event at the US Capitol organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) many US lawmakers talked about US-India ties and the immense contribution of physicians of Indian-origin in America.

Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said, “Had it not been for the Indian community that came to West Virginia to provide their services, most of rural West Virginia would not have health care today.”

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican Senator from Mississippi said, “The relationship is mutually beneficial for both of the countries and not just in the field of medicine and technology.”

Senator Shelley Capito from West Virginia, said, “I live in Charleston, West Virginia, a small rural state. If we did not have any Indian-American doctors, we would not have any kind of quality healthcare, we would not have the breadth and the depth and the richness of our communities that we have.”

India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that there is a close connection between the two countries and today it is driven by the leadership of the two largest democracies of the world.