,,ii #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bgad ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,april #ai1 #bjah,mr4 ,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,don & ,deyon ,/eph5s1 ,f\nd]s ( ,m]cy ,%ips1 9 recognition ( ne>ly #dj ye>s ( s]vice z ! lead]s ( a humanit>ian relief organization t exemplifies ! compassionate "* ( ,am]ica4 #a4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,m]cy ,%ips 0 f\nd$ 9 #aigh & has work$ 9 m ?an #gj c\ntries1 provid+ s]vices valu$ at m ?an #a4c billion1 treat+ m ?an #b4ef million direct b5efici>ies4 7#b7 ,m]cy ,%ips owns & op]ates ! _w's l>ge/ private hospital %ip1 ! ,africa ,m]cy t has five /ate-(-!-art op]at+ rooms & w>d b$ space = #hb pati5ts4 7#c7 ,m]cy ,%ips vessels are /aff$ by pr(essional volunte] crew includ+ surgeons1 nurses1 doctors1 d5ti/s1 cooks1 eng9e]s1 agriculturali/s1 tea*]s1 & o!rs4 7#d7 ,m]cy ,%ips has p]=m$ m ?an #hb1jjj life-*ang+ or life-sav+ op]ations su* z cleft lip & palate repair1 cat>act removal1 or?op$ic proc$ures1 facial recon/ruction1 ob/etric fi/ula repair1 & tumor removal4 7#e7 ,m]cy ,%ips has treat$ ov] #adg1jjj d5tal pati5ts includ+ ov] #cij1jjj d5tal proc$ures4 7#f7 ,m]cy ,%ips has tra9$ m ?an #e1ijj local pr(essionals 7includ+ surgeons7 :o h 9 turn tra9$ _m o!rs4 7#g7 ,m]cy ,%ips has tra9$ ov] #ch1ajj local pr(essionals 9 _! area ( exp]tise includ+ ane/hesiology1 midwif]y1 /]ilization1 or?op$ic & recon/ructive surg]y1 & lead]%ip1 !reby increas+ m$ical capacity 9 ! ho/ nation4 7#h7 ,m]cy ,%ips has taught ov] #aih1jjj local p 9 basic heal? c>e4 7#i7 ,m]cy ,%ips has complet$ ov] #a1ajj infra/ructure developm5t projects focus+ on wat] & sanitation education1 agriculture & con/ruction projects :i* improve local heal? c>e deliv]y sy/ems4 7#aj7 ,annually1 ,m]cy ,%ips has ov] #a1fjj volunte]s :o help 9 locations ar\nd ! _w1 #ijj ( :i* s]ve 9 ,africa4 ,at any giv5 "t1 !re are m ?an #djj crew f #dj nations onbo>d ! ,africa ,m]cy4 7#aa7 ,! ,africa ,m]cy alone has _h ov] #d1ijj crew f #gd c\ntries s]ve onbo>d s9ce its inception 9 #bjjg4 ,9 addition1 m ?an #iej local ,day ,work]s f #ab diff]5t c\ntries h s]v$ alongside s9ce x fir/ dock$ 9 ,africa4 7#ab7 ,m]cy ,%ips has s]v$ "s ( ! _w's poore/ populations & complet$ ov] #ehi port visits 9 #ee develop+ nations & #ah develop$ nations = a total ( #gc nations includ+3 ,au/ralia1 ,bahamas1 ,b591 ,belgium1 ,belize1 ,brazil1 ,canada1 ,*9a1 ,congo ,brazzaville1 ,columbia1 ,cuba1 ,d5m>k1 ,dom9ican ,republic1 ,el ,salvador1 ,e/onia1 ,f>oe ,isl&s1 ,fiji1 ,france1 ,gabon1 ,! ,gambia1 ,g]many1 ,ghana1 ,greece1 ,gr5ada1 ,guatemala1 ,gu9ea 7,we/ ,africa71 ,gu9ea-,bissau1 ,guyana1 ,haiti1 ,honduras1 ,italy1 ,ivory ,coa/1 ,jamaica1 ,korea1 ,latvia1 ,lib]ia1 ,li?uania1 ,madagasc>1 ,malta1 ,mexico1 ,monts]rat1 ,! ,ne!rl&s1 ,new ,cal$onia1 ,new ,zeal&1 ,nic>agua1 ,norway1 ,panama1 ,papua ,new ,gu9ea1 ,philipp9es1 ,pol&1 ,russia1 ,samoa1 ,s5egal1 ,si]ra ,leone1 ,solomon ,isl&s1 ,s\? ,africa1 ,spa91 ,/4 ,eu/atius 7,,nl71 ,/4 ,kitts1 ,/4 ,?omas1 ,/4 ,v9c5t1 ,sw$51 ,tahiti1 ,togo1 ,tonga1 ,tr9idad1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ,vanuatu4 7#ac7 ,?r\gh ! ye>s1 ,m]cy ,%ips has _h f\r hospital %ips t h s]v$ 9 "s ( ! poore/ ports 9 ! _w4 ,^? include3 7,a7 ,! #af1ejj-ton ,africa ,m]cy is ! _w's l>ge/ nongov]nm5tal hospital %ip & is d$icat$ to ! cont95t ( ,africa4 7,b7 ,! #ebb-;foot ,ana/asis 0 ! flag %ip1 & complet$ h] fir/ relief mission 9 #aihb to ,guatemala4 ,h] crew ( #djj work$ 9 ,africa until %e 0 decommission$ 9 #bjjg4 7,c7 ,acquir$ 9 #aiid1 ! #bfe-;foot ,c>ibbean ,m]cy ) h] crew ( #aej focus$ on ! ,c>ibbean bas9 & ,c5tral ,am]ica ) its ,eye ,surg]y ,unit4 ,! %ip 0 sold 9 #bjjf4 7,d7 ,donat$ 9 #aihc1 ! #agb-;foot ,good ,sam>itan s]v$ ! ,c>ibbean1 ,c5tral & ,s\? ,am]ica = #aa ye>s ) a crew ( #fj4 ,r5am$ ! ,isl& ,m]cy1 %e 0 r$eploy$ to ! ,s\? ,pacific 9 #aiid & s]v$ !re until sold 9 #bjja4 7,e7 ,m]cy ,%ips is curr5tly build+ a new hospital %ip to s]ve ,africa's mo/ ne$y = ! next #ej ye>s ) deliv]y expect$ 9 #bjah4 ,! new vessel1 l>g] ?an ! ,africa ,m]cy1 w assume ! title ( _w's l>ge/ private hospital %ip ) increas$ capacity build+ & a focus on heal?c>e tra9+4 ,x w also fur!r ! commitm5t ( ,m]cy ,%ips to provide & promote ?r\gh tea*+1 safe surg]y globally z demon/rat$ by _! memb]%ip 9 ! ,g#d ,alliance4 7#ad7 ,m]cy ,%ips has ho/$ ,presid5ts & o!r heads ( /ate f _m nations ar\nd ! _w onbo>d _! hospital %ips :o comm5d$ ! free heal? 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