[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MS. KATHRYN JANSKY

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                             HON. KEN BUCK

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 20, 2020

  Mr. BUCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Kathryn Jansky, 
MHS, CRNA, APRN, USA LTC (ret). A resident of Lone Tree, Colorado, Ms. 
Jansky will soon complete her tenure as national president of the 
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). I commend Ms. Jansky 
for her service to our community and our country during her time as 
president of this important organization.
  As a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for more than 30 
years, Ms. Jansky has offered many contributions to the health care 
community. She is a retired U.S. Army veteran and has long been active 
in advocating for the nurse anesthetist profession at both the state 
and national levels. During her AANA presidency, Ms. Jansky advocated 
for advancing patient care and expanding nurse anesthetists' scope of 
practice before federal agencies and members of Congress. She has 
worked tirelessly to eliminate burdensome regulations on CRNAs, to have 
CRNAs recognized as full practice providers in the Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA), to maintain provider non-discrimination, and to 
achieve full scope of practice for CRNAs. Ms. Jansky graduated from the 
U.S. Army School of Anesthesia for Nurse Corps Officers, obtained her 
master's degree from Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth; and a 
bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  I extend my sincere thanks to Ms. Jansky today. Her service to her 
country, the AANA, and her patients, combined with her commitment to 
safe, quality anesthesia care nationwide, are highly commendable. I ask 
my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. Jansky's outstanding 
achievements and career of service.

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