[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
recognition of National Nurses Week and to support one of the most 
important nurses I know, my wife, Shannon.
  Shannon is the mother to our three children and has been a nurse for 
18 years. She now teaches our next generation of nurses in Springfield, 
Illinois, at St. John's College.
  It's important for us to recognize the more than 3.1 million nurses 
across this great country. They are truly the backbone of our Nation's 
hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices.
  I know firsthand that nurses work every day to ensure that their 
patients are receiving the quality care they need and deserve. In fact, 
most of the time, they are the first and last contact patients and 
their families receive. This is not always an easy task, but one that 
has greatly contributed to making our health care system one of the 
greatest in the world.
  This week we celebrate all of our nurses who work long, hard hours 
and go the extra mile to provide safe, high-quality care to their 
patients and pave the way for a more innovative and efficient health 
care system.
  Thank you, Shannon, and thank you to all the nurses who care for our 
families each and every day.

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