Political Quotes

“Again I rise in strong support of Mr. Brown's amendment, which I think makes a good bill even better and does focus on one of the causes, which, again, it is no big secret in terms of what is driving this upward trajectory. Domestic violence, in particular, is one of those types of cases that are coming through the emergency room doors--agitated patients, sometimes family members there--and that is where, again, we know nurses, nursing assistants, and docs are being subjected to unprecedented levels of assault. That is why the Emergency Room Nurses Association just issued an endorsement of H.R. 1309. Again, this is a trade association. This is a union-affiliated organization. They represent emergency room nurses all across America in union and nonunion settings. We have already heard earlier today that the emergency room docs have come out for this. Again, what Mr. Brown's measure does is focus on one of the causes that is causing the unprecedented and unacceptable levels of assault that are taking place in healthcare settings. I just want to close by saying my wife, Audrey, whom I have been married to for 30 years, is a pediatric nurse practitioner who works in a specialty clinic at Connecticut Children's Hospital that deals with victims of child sexual abuse and physical abuse, and that is precisely the type of patient that Mr. Brown's amendment is focused on.…”