Candice S. Miller: “House Concurrent Resolution 54, introduced by my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey)…”

“House Concurrent Resolution 54, introduced by my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), expresses the sense of the Congress that there should be established an annual National Visiting Nurse Association Week. Mr. Speaker, visiting nurses provide an invaluable medical service to countless people across our great country. For more than 120 years, these admirable citizens have helped to promote health and to prevent disease by providing skilled nursing care in the homes of millions of sick Americans each and every year. These caring nurses treat illnesses of all varieties, from the initial symptoms of the common cold and flu to the gravest stages of heart disease, of AIDS, and of cancer. I would like to just give an example of one such person. Her name is Marcia Nowc, and she lives in my district, the Tenth Congressional District of Michigan; and she truly epitomizes the hard work and selflessness demonstrated by visiting nurses across our great country. Her profession is nursing, and while she makes her living doing this, she also volunteers for an organization called Neighbors Caring for Neighbors Outreach Clinic.”