Political Quotes

“Workplace violence has reached epidemic levels and is the third greatest cause of job death right now. Nurses, medical assistants, emergency responders, and social workers face some of the greatest threats, suffering more than 72 percent of all workplace assaults. Women suffer two out of every three serious workplace violence incidents. This is unacceptable. We need to protect workers and require employers to put in place effective workplace violence prevention plans. It is simple. Make a plan. We need to protect our healthcare and social service workers who have done so much for us during the pandemic to care for us. Now, we need to care for them. We need H.R. 1195 now. Let's come together and get it done. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record an editorial column from Bonnie Castillo and a letter from the AFL-CIO. [From The Hill, Apr. 9, 2021] We Can't Afford to Lose One More Nurse--Passing Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Would Help (By Bonnie Castillo, Opinion Contributor) ``My children were very distraught to see their mom with a black eye,'' said Luciana Herr, a registered nurse in the inpatient psychiatry unit at Abbott Northwest Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. Herr entered a hospital room in early March to find a patient hitting and biting her co-worker. With no security or other staff around, she tried to help and was punched in the face twice and kicked several times. It was the second time she had been assaulted in just a few months.…”