[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
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                  RECOGNIZING NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

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                            HON. JOE NEGUSE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 10, 2019

  Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the holidays our 
nation is recognizing this week--National Nurses Week and Mother's Day.
   To recognize these auspicious occasions, I want to highlight the 
work of an incredible organization founded in my home state of 
Colorado--Nurse-Family Partnership.
   An evidence-based program, N.F.P. works in 42 states sending 
registered nurses to the homes of vulnerable expectant mothers, from 
pregnancy through the child's second birthday.
   Mothers served by N.F.P. in Colorado have a median annual income of 
$7,500, demonstrating that this program serves the most vulnerable of 
our communities' mothers. Most importantly, for every $1 invested in 
Colorado, N.F.P. saves nearly $8--that's a nearly 8 times return on our 
nation's investment. And those results are being duplicated across our 
nation, with mothers in Alabama and Oregon, Oklahoma and Virginia, and 
nearly everywhere in between.
   I want to thank N.F.P. for their commitment to families, and in 
particular I want to recognize the nurses who make these partnerships 
possible and ensure that our most vulnerable mothers will be supported 
this Mother's Day.

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