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For Immediate Release |
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Contact: Phoebe Silag |
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Phone: (202) 225-8885 |
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May 8, 2008 |
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HOUSE APPROVES CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON’S BILL TO HONOR NURSES
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Legislation recognizing National Nurses Week passes unanimously
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that her legislation, H. Res. 1086, a resolution recognizing National Nurses Week, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Congresswoman Johnson, a former nurse, introduced H. Res. 1086 on April 8.
"Nurses are recognized as patients’ primary advocates, and they often do their work under duress, and in difficult conditions," Congresswoman Johnson said. "There is no better time to recognize nurses. Our nation currently faces an unprecedented nursing shortage, and Congress must do more to encourage bright young minds toward nursing."
National Nurses Week began May 6 and runs through May 12.
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.
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