[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5617]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize National Nurses Week, a 
time to celebrate the contribution of over 3 million registered nurses 
around our country. They are our friends and neighbors who care for our 
loved ones and treat us when we are sick.
  A nurse is usually the first person we talk to at the doctor's 
office, even first thing in the morning. A nurse may be the first 
person we meet in life. Increasingly, as the American population ages, 
nurses are filling larger roles.
  In New Hampshire, especially rural regions, we need them more than 
ever. At job fairs I hosted in Manchester and Laconia, healthcare 
employers are scouring the State for help. I cosponsored the Home 
Health Care Planning Improvement Act to allow nurse practitioners to 
visit more patients at home.
  Nurses are on the front lines of the heroin epidemic in the Granite 
State and around the country. Some are Members of Congress, putting 
their kindness, compassion, and understanding to work in government. 
During National Nurses Week, please thank a nurse for his or her 
contributions.

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