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On the recordDecember 19, 2001
There is, Madam Speaker, a nursing shortage in this country. It is jeopardizing health care access and quality, and it is getting worse. It is not a theoretical problem; it is a fact.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Addressing the nursing shortage and its impact on healthcare during a floor speech.

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