[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6908]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
National Nurses Week, which is celebrated annually from May 6 through 
May 12.
  Nurses all over the country serve as the first line of defense in the 
prevention of sickness and injury. From hospitals and care facilities 
to nurse's offices at schools and local businesses, nurses play an 
essential role in keeping our society healthy and safe.
  From better educating our children about the importance of health to 
helping fathers and mothers better care for a newborn child, to helping 
seniors better manage disease or disability, our Nation's nurses are 
indispensable.
  This year's National Nurses Week theme is ``Nurses: Leading the 
Way.'' During this National Nurses Week, we take time to give thanks to 
these professionals for doing just that: leading the way through the 
promotion and the work of bringing better care and better health to our 
friends and family and neighbors and loved ones.

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