,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #cej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f1 #bjad    
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,mr4 ,kirk7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,febru>y #ab1          
#bjad;,committee dis*>g$2 consid]$1     
am5d$1 & agre$ to ) an am5d$ preamble   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,febru>y #ad1  
#bjad1 z ,national ,solid>ity ,day =    
,compassionate ,pati5t ,c>e4  ,:]eas    
,national ,solid>ity ,day =             
,compassionate ,pati5t ,c>e promotes    
national aw>5ess ( ! importance (       
compassionate & respectful relation%ips 
betwe5 heal? c>e pr(essionals & _!      
pati5ts2 ,:]eas on ,febru>y #ad ( ea*   
ye>1 m$ical pr(essionals & /ud5ts /& 9  
solid>ity to support compassion 9 heal? 
c>e z express$ by ,dr4 ,r&all ,friese1  
triage physician at ! ,univ]sity (      
,arizona ,m$ical ,c5t]1 :o /at$ t ! mo/ 
important treatm5t he provid$ to        
,congresswoman ,gabrielle ,gif=ds aft]  

%e 0 %ot on ,janu>y #h1 #bjaa1 0 to hold
 h] h& & reassure h] t %e 0 9 ! hospital
 & w\ld be c>$ =2 ,:]eas physicians1    
nurses1 & all o!r heal? c>e pr(essionals
 are *>g$ ) practic+ m$ic9e z bo? an art
 & a sci5ce2 ,:]eas an aw>5ess ( !      
importance ( compassion 9 heal? c>e     
enc\rages heal? c>e pr(essionals to be  
m9dful ( ! ne$ to treat ! pati5t r ?an !
 disease2 ,:]eas sci5tific rese>*       
reveals t :5 heal? c>e pr(essionals     
practice humani/ically & demon/rate !   
qualities ( integrity1 compassion1      
altruism1 respect1 empa?y1 & s]vice1 _! 
pati5ts h bett] m$ical outcomes2 &      
,:]eas ,febru>y #ad? w\ld be an         
appropriate day to designate z ,national
 ,solid>ity ,day = ,compassionate       
,pati5t ,c>e & = heal? c>e /ud5ts &     
pr(essionals to celebrate by p]=m+      
humani/ic acts ( compassion & k9dness   
t[>d pati5ts1 families ( pati5ts1 &     
heal? c>e colleagues3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,febru>y  
#ad1 #bjad1 z ,national ,solid>ity ,day 

= ,compassionate ,pati5t ,c>e2  7#b7    
recognizes ! importance & value ( a     
respectful relation%ip betwe5 heal? c>e 
pr(essionals & _! pati5ts z a means (   
promot+ bett] heal? outcomes2 &  7#c7   
enc\rages all heal? c>e pr(essionals to 
be m9dful ( ! importance ( bo?-- 7,a7   
be+ humane & compassionate2 &  7,b7     
provid+ te*nical exp]tise4