[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 170 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1089-E1090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING THE TUCHMAN FOUNDATION

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 28, 2022

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise to 
recognize The Tuchman Foundation for its incredible leadership in 
creating and donating a temporary medical care unit to Astoria Houses 
for COVID-19 vaccinations and tests.
  Founded by Tuchman Group CEO Martin Tuchman, The Tuchman Foundation 
has used its platform and capital to support research on health care, 
including diseases and cures such as Parkinson's Disease. The Tuchman 
Foundation also provided initial funding to develop the prototype for 
the temporary medical care unit, which was fashioned through a 
partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the 
University Hospital in Newark in July 2020.
  Through this collaboration, temporary medical care facilities were 
developed to be placed in areas with COVID-19 outbreaks and other 
disasters as well as regions without adequate health care 
infrastructure. The containers are 32 by 40 feet long and were made 
from recycled shipping containers. When I heard about this incredible 
creation, I reached out to see if we could work together to bring one 
of these units to Astoria Houses in New York's Twelfth Congressional 
District, which I have the privilege to represent.
  At the time, there were no vaccination sites within half a mile of 
Astoria Houses, and of the vaccination sites within a mile of Astoria 
Houses, none of them had vaccines in stock. With limited public 
transportation options to reach the existing vaccination sites, 
residents were forced to walk, which was not a practical option for 
many of the senior residents, who account for a large percentage of the 
development population.
  But The Tuchman Foundation was here to fund and provide this 
incredibly innovative temporary medical care unit, which has been in 
place at Astoria Houses to provide COVID-19 tests and vaccines since 
April 2022.
  Health care is and should always be a human right, and The Tuchman 
Foundation helped to make that a reality for so many New Yorkers by 
creating and providing this health care unit to the people of Astoria 
Houses.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
amazing work being done by The Tuchman Foundation and look forward to 
seeing the work they do next.

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