,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,heck ( ,nevada submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designation ( ! week ( ,april #ad1      
#bjac1 ?r\gh ,april #bj1 #bjac1 z       
,national ,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e ,week4     
,:]eas !re are curr5tly m ?an #ajj1jjj  
o/eopa?ic physicians & o/eopa?ic m$ical 
/ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas        
o/eopa?ic physicians h made significant 
contributions to ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal?  
c>e sy/em s9ce ! f\nd+ ( o/eopa?ic      
m$ic9e by ,&rew ,taylor ,/ill1 ,m4,d41  
,d4,o41 9 #ahgd2 ,:]eas o/eopa?ic       
physicians h treat$ ,unit$ ,/ates       
presid5ts1 ,olympic a?letes1 contribut$ 
to ! fight aga9/ ,,aids & ! fight =     
civil rights1 & s]v$ on national heal?  
c>e panels2 ,:]eas o/eopa?ic physicians 
are fully lic5s$ to prescribe m$ic9e &  
practice 9 all specialty areas ( m$ic9e1

 includ+ surg]y2 ,:]eas o/eopa?ic       
physicians are tra9$ to consid] ! heal? 
( ! :ole p]son & use _! h&s to help     
diagnose & treat _! pati5ts2 ,:]eas     
o/eopa?ic physicians & m$ical /ud5ts 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates are d$icat$ to improv+ ! 
heal? ( _! communities ?r\gh education &
 aw>5ess-bas$ ef=ts1 z well z by deliv]+
 quality heal? s]vices2 ,:]eas ! citiz5s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates recognize ! ne$ =    
o/eopa?ic physicians :o are committ$ to 
br++ att5tion to improv+ ! heal? ( p 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 reg>dless ( age1 income 
level1 or e?nicity2 & ,:]eas ! week (   
,april #ad1 #bjac1 ?r\gh ,april #bj1    
#bjac1 w\ld be an appropriate week to   
designate z ,national ,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e
 ,week3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives supports ! designation (
 ,national ,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e ,week4