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. 2714 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Mercy Ships was founded in 1978 and has worked in more than 70 countries, providing services valued at more than $1.3 billion, treating more than 2.56 million direct beneficiaries. (2) Mercy Ships owns and operates the world's largest private hospital ship, the Africa Mercy that has five state- of-the-art operating rooms and ward bed space for 82 patients. (3) Mercy Ships vessels are staffed by professional volunteer crew including surgeons, nurses, doctors, dentists, cooks, engineers, agriculturalists, teachers, and others. (4) Mercy Ships has performed more than 82,000 life- changing or life-saving operations such as cleft lip and palate repair, cataract removal, orthopedic procedures, facial reconstruction, obstetric fistula repair, and tumor removal. (5) Mercy Ships has treated over 147,000 dental patients including over 390,000 dental procedures. (6) Mercy Ships has trained more than 5,900 local professionals (including surgeons) who have in turn trained many others.…”