[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 170 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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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 New Jersey Institute of Technology for its incredible 
work, expertise, and assistance in creating and transporting a 
temporary medical care unit to Astoria Houses for COVID-19 vaccinations 
and tests.
  The New Jersey Institute of Technology has always been a hub for 
innovation, and this was made even more clear during the COVID-19 
pandemic. In July 2020, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the 
University Hospital in Newark, and The Tuchman Foundation collaborated 
to develop temporary medical care facilities to be placed in areas with 
COVID-19 outbreaks and other disasters as well as regions without 
adequate health care infrastructure.
  These 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology came to the rescue and 
agreed to donate one of their units. Donating the unit was one thing 
but getting it from New Jersey to New York City was another whole 
process, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology was instrumental in 
coordinating logistics, including a truck and a crane.
  Health care is and should always be a human right, and the New Jersey 
Institute Technology 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology and 
look forward to seeing what inventive projects they come up with next.

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