Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 5026 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enhanced Programs, Systems, and Initiatives for Sepsis Act'' or the ``SEPSIS Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) 1,700,000 individuals in the United States are infected by sepsis annually and 350,000 individuals in the United States are killed by sepsis each year. (2) Sepsis affects different groups of people unevenly, with Black Americans twice as likely to die from it than non- Hispanic white Americans. (3) Disparities in the incidence and severity of, and mortality attributable to, sepsis persist across race and socioeconomic status. (4) There is a need for increased Federal investment in research related to sepsis to build on research supported by the National Institutes of Health, including research with a pediatric focus supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (5) The infectious disease workforce, which plays a key role in reducing the burden of sepsis, needs additional support to recruit and retain health care professionals engaged in infection prevention and related patient care.…”