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,h4 ,,res4 #ijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjah,mr4   
,ruiz submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! 
,am]ican ,college ( ,em]g5cy ,physicians
 on its #ej? anniv]s>y4  ,:]eas !       
,am]ican ,college ( ,em]g5cy ,physicians
 is ! olde/ & l>ge/ national m$ical     
specialty organization repres5t+        
physicians :o practice em]g5cy m$ic9e2  
,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,college ( ,em]g5cy   
,physicians 0 f\nd$ 9 #aifh 9 ,lans+1   
,mi*igan1 by eight physicians & has gr[n
 to repres5t m ?an #cg1jjj memb]s ) #ec 
*apt]s--"o 9 ea* ,/ate1 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & a ,gov]nm5t     
,s]vices ,*apt] repres5t+ em]g5cy       
physicians employ$ by milit>y bran*es & 
o!r gov]nm5t ag5cies2 ,:]eas em]g5cy    
physicians treat & com=t m ?an #ada     
million pati5ts ea* ye> dur+ "s ( _! mo/
 fright5+ mom5ts2 ,:]eas ,anyone1       
,any?+1 ,anytime--em]g5cy c>e is        

critical at any h\r ( ! day1 & em]g5cy  
physicians provide diagnosis & treatm5t 
s]vices n available any:]e else 9 !     
heal? c>e sy/em #bd h\rs a day1 #g days 
a week1 #cfe days a ye>2 ,:]eas em]g5cy 
physicians are critical to ,am]ica's    
ability to respond to disa/]s & mass    
casualty ev5ts2 ,:]eas quick ?9k+ & sm>t
 decisions 9 ! em]g5cy dep>tm5t save    
millions ( lives e ye>2 ,:]eas an       
e/imat$ #d4e billion ,am]icans h receiv$
 em]g5cy c>e 9 ,unit$ ,/ates em]g5cy    
dep>tm5ts s9ce ! ,am]ican ,college (    
,em]g5cy ,physicians 0 f\nd$2 ,:]eas e  
community ne$s a fully /aff$ em]g5cy    
dep>tm5t1 ready to treat pati5ts ar\nd !
 clock = any em]g5cy2 ,:]eas em]g5cy    
physicians are lead]s 9 def9+1 evaluat+1
 & improv+ quality em]g5cy c>e1 focus+  
on individual pati5ts :ile advocat+ = ! 
wellness ( society z a :ole2 ,:]eas !   
be/1 brighte/1 & mo/ div]se "y          
physicians :o graduate f ! ,nation's    
f9e/ m$ical s*ools are becom+ em]g5cy   
m$ic9e speciali/s2 ,:]eas em]g5cy m$ic9e

 0 recogniz$ 9 #aigi by ! ,am]ican ,bo>d
 ( ,m$ical ,specialties z ! ,nation's   
#bcrd m$ical specialty2 ,:]eas !        
,am]ican ,college ( ,em]g5cy ,physicians
 is ! lead+ cont9u+ education s\rce =   
em]g5cy physicians & ! prim>y in=mation 
res\rce on developm5ts 9 ! specialty2 & 
,:]eas ! developm5t ( physicians        
specializ+ 9 em]g5cy c>e has contribut$ 
greatly to ! heal? & well-be+ ( all ! p 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7        
congratulates ! ,am]ican ,college (     
,em]g5cy ,physicians on its #ej?        
anniv]s>y2  7#b7 recognizes !           
accompli%m5ts & contributions em]g5cy   
physicians h made to advance ! ,nation's
 heal? c>e sy/em2 &  7#c7 reaffirms !   
value ( em]g5cy m$ic9e & ! vital role t 
em]g5cy physicians s]ve 9 ensur+ ! heal?
 & well-be+ ( _! pati5ts4