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On the recordOctober 28, 2019
I am prepared to close with this. Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. It looks like, in a bipartisan way, everybody loves nurses. They provide frontline care in a variety of settings and often work to supervise and coordinate care for patients. We couldn't live without them, and so we are helping them today. Madam Speaker, I urge the passage of this legislation with all of my colleagues, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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