[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RECOGNIZING EMS WEEK

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor all the 
dedicated EMS workers, especially in Houston County and Harris County, 
Texas, who served our community with distinction during Hurricane 
Harvey last August. This week is EMS Recognition Week across our 
country.
  Nobody becomes an emergency medical responder, emergency medical 
technician, or paramedic to get rich. It is hard work, physically 
strenuous and stressful, and can involve life-or-death situations in 
certain circumstances.
  This was the case during Hurricane Harvey, a historic storm that 
dropped over 50 inches of rain over Houston and southeast Texas.
  While we honor the hard work and dedication of our EMS workers during 
EMS Week, we must make sure our emergency medical service workers are 
paid a fair, middle class wage and benefits, and are protected from 
worker fatigue so that they can deliver high-quality emergency care 
when it is most needed.
  I also wish to recognize the hundreds of EMS workers who traveled 
from all over the country to help the people of Houston and southeast 
Texas during our time of need.

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