Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Connecticut for his tireless, bipartisan leadership in shepherding this bill to this historic point. It was my honor to work on the healthcare worker portions of this bill, and I am proud that it will pass today. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. For far too long, the workers who serve on the front lines of our communities have had to work in dangerous conditions without adequate protection. Every day, our nurses and social service workers face high levels of dangers, levels that most of us would find unacceptable in our own occupation. Their courage to keep working, despite these risks of violence, exemplifies the selfless nature of healthcare. {time} 0930 This bill follows what California has done in creating a nationwide workplace violence prevention standard, so people no longer have to work in fear. Since the implementation of California's own standard, healthcare workers have experienced marked improvements in workplace violence prevention measures. The California Nurses Association reports that hospitals in California are seeing increased security staffing, increased training, and comprehensive reporting. These commonsense protections did not exist prior to California's standard. It is time to expand these protections to healthcare and social service workers nationwide. This affects real people.…”