[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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CONGRATULATING THE 2023 GRADUATING CLASS OF THE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC 
                  MEDICINE AT TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Spartz). The Chair recognizes the 
gentlewoman from Nevada (Mrs. Lee) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
2023 graduating class of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro 
University Nevada.
  This week is National Osteopathic Medicine Week, and I cannot think 
of a better way to celebrate than by highlighting the incredible 
success of our future doctors of osteopathic medicine.
  Not only did these graduates achieve a 100 percent residency match 
rate, but I am also proud to say that 50 of them will be staying in 
Nevada where they will help fill critical healthcare needs in our State 
by helping combat our dire shortage of physicians.
  Nevada ranks 48th in the Nation in doctors per capita. These future 
healthcare providers will fill in the gaps across our healthcare system 
from family medicine and pediatrics to emergency medicine, neurology, 
and psychiatry.
  Too many Nevadans in rural and underserved communities do not have 
access to specialists in their area, which significantly restricts 
their ability to access healthcare services.
  I am so proud that these doctors will be filling those critical 
needs, and I congratulate Touro University.


   Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Nevada Air National Guard

  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
Nevada Air National Guard for their 75 years of service to Nevada and 
the entire country.
  In that time, our servicemembers have supported national security, 
combat operations, and humanitarian efforts across the globe.
  The Nevada Air National Guard began as a small fighter squadron 
comprised of World War II-era P-51 Mustangs. Its units have since 
evolved: flying in the Korean war, aerial reconnaissance throughout the 
Cold War, and numerous deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
  Here at home, the Nevada Air National Guard has also carried out 
significant humanitarian operations such as Operation Haylift, a daring 
supply drop to farmers and miners trapped by winter storms in 1948.
  Today, the Nevada Air National Guard is perhaps best known for its 
continued use of our military's workhorse, the C-130, which, among 
other impressive capabilities, has been routinely deployed for 
firefighting operations with the U.S. Forest Service.
  In 2021 alone, the Nevada Air National Guard made 331 flights, 
dropping more than 8 million pounds of fire retardant to help contain 
wildfires, preserve our public lands, and save lives.
  Looking ahead, I look forward to working with the Nevada Air National 
Guard on their priorities, including a well-deserved upgrade to their 
fleet of C-130s, as they take on an even better 75 years ahead.
  From Carson City to Reno and the 232nd Combat Training Squadron at 
Nellis Air Force Base, I again thank everyone who has made Nevada Air 
National Guard strong for the past 75 years. Our State and country are 
safer because of it.


                          Restricting Abortion

  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about the 
frightening recent developments concerning the personal freedoms of 
millions of Americans.
  A single judge in Texas has dramatically restricted decades-long 
access to safe and effective abortion medication in all 50 States.
  Anti-choice extremists have made it clear that this is not the end. 
They did not stop at overturning Roe v. Wade. They will not stop at 
preventing women from accessing FDA-approved medications like 
mifepristone.
  They have made it clear about their intention to restrict control and 
ban a woman's right to choose with Federal legislation. From the courts 
to Congress, a woman's right to choose is under attack. We will not be 
intimidated, and I am doing everything in my power to stop this.
  My home State of Nevada, where voters decided by a 2-to-1 margin in 
1990 to protect a woman's right to choose and just last fall voted to 
reject the extremist politicians leading this crusade to ban abortion 
nationwide, has made it clear where it stands.
  I have made it clear that I am here to represent my district and my 
State.
  Last week, I joined hundreds of my pro-choice colleagues in signing 
on to an amicus brief that has been filed with the Supreme Court, 
asking the Court to reverse the Texas judge's radical decision.
  I am not giving up and neither should you. I support choice. The 
majority of Nevadans support choice. The majority of Americans support 
choice.
  It is time for Congress and the courts to do the same.

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