Angie Craig: “Just over 2 months ago, a man walked into an Allina Health clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, and opened fire, killing one…”

“Just over 2 months ago, a man walked into an Allina Health clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, and opened fire, killing one employee and injuring four others. On that tragic day, nurses, doctors, social workers, and others were reportedly targeted because of their professions. Tragically, this senseless and horrific act of violence is representative of a broader trend in our society. Today, members of the healthcare workforce are five times as likely to suffer a workplace injury than Americans in other professions. Madam Speaker, what in the hell are we doing in Congress if we are not going to stand up and do anything for our healthcare heroes and those workers? My colleagues who vote against this bill are ignoring the pleas of the EMTs, the emergency workers, and all of those folks who have been on the front lines of this healthcare pandemic. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”