[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NURSES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize National Nurses 
Week.
  This year's theme is Nurses Make the Difference. Nurses fulfill 
diverse roles as caregivers, advocates, educators, and leaders, leaving 
a profound impact on their patients and communities.
  In Congress, I am dedicated to strengthening America's nursing 
workforce. I have supported increased funding to title VIII nursing 
workforce programs, which include crucial funding to Nurse Corps Loan 
Repayment and Scholarship programs.
  These programs will make nursing schools more accessible and help 
bolster the nursing workforce, especially in rural areas. I have also 
cosponsored the National Nursing Workforce Center Act, which seeks to 
curb burnout and address nurse retention issues.
  I am also fighting to close the pay gap between clinical nurses and 
nursing educators.
  Mr. Speaker, this week, let's thank a nurse in Pennsylvania's Ninth 
from Sayre to Pottsville, to Sunbury to Williamsport. We are so very 
grateful for our great nurses.

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