[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 160 (Saturday, September 30, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4892]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 389--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ANNUAL DESIGNATION OF 

           OCTOBER 1ST AS ``NATIONAL LATINO/A PHYSICIAN DAY''

  Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions:

                              S. Res. 389

       Whereas the Hispanic or Latino/a population in the United 
     States is estimated to rise from 57,470,000 in 2016 to 
     111,216,000 by 2060;
       Whereas it is estimated that 66 percent of the population 
     growth of the United States from 2016 to 2060 will be 
     comprised of Latino/as;
       Whereas, by 2060, Latino/as are estimated to account for 
     more than 1 in 4 persons in the United States and 1 in 3 
     children in the United States;
       Whereas only 6 percent of physicians in the United States 
     are Latino/a;
       Whereas the Latino/a population faces significant barriers 
     to medical care, including high poverty, fewer facilities in 
     their communities, and language and cultural barriers;
       Whereas research shows that when physicians are of the same 
     ethnicity, culture, and language as their patients, care and 
     outcomes improve;
       Whereas Latino/a physicians are integral to the health of 
     the people of the United States;
       Whereas the first National Latino/a Physician Day occurred 
     on October 1, 2022, across the United States, supported by 
     multiple national organizations and the Latino/a community, 
     including premedical students, medical students, resident 
     physicians, and attending physicians; and
       Whereas the annual designation of October 1st as National 
     Latino/a Physician Day will bring awareness to the benefits 
     that Latino/a physicians bring to the growing Latino/a 
     population and the health of the people of the United States 
     as a whole: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the goal to increase the number of Latino/a 
     physicians in the United States and increase diversity in 
     medicine; and
       (2) supports the annual designation of October 1st as 
     ``National Latino/a Physician Day''.

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