,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjai,ms4 ,schakowsky 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,graves of ,missouri1 and ,ms4         
,roybal-,allard7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,recognizing the roles and
 the contributions of ,america's        
,certified ,registered ,nurse           
,anesthetists 7,c,r,n,as7 and their role
 in providing quality health care for   
the public4  ,whereas ,certified        
,registered ,nurse ,anesthetists        
7,c,r,n,as7 are essential to ,america's 
health care system1 providing           
high-quality1 cost-effective anesthesia 
care for more than #aej years2 ,whereas 
,c,r,n,as safely administer             
approximately #dc million anesthetics to
 patients each year2 ,whereas ,c,r,n,as 
are the primary providers of anesthesia 
care in rural ,america1 enabling health 
care facilities in these medically      

underserved areas to offer obstetrical1 
surgical1 trauma stabilization1 and pain
 management services2 ,whereas ,c,r,n,as
 practice in every setting in which     
anesthesia is delivered1 including      
traditional hospital surgical suites and
 obstetrical delivery rooms2 the offices
 of dentists1 podiatrists1              
ophthalmologists1 and plastic surgeons2 
ambulatory surgical centers2 and ,united
 ,states ,military and ,public ,health  
,services and ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs medical facilities2 ,whereas   
nurse anesthetists first provided       
anesthesia to wounded soldiers during   
the ,american ,civil ,war and have been 
the main provider of anesthesia care to 
,united ,states military personnel on   
the front lines since ,world ,war ,i1   
including all current ,united ,states   
military actions around the globe2 and  
,whereas the purpose of ,national ,,crna
 ,week1 held ,january #bj1 #bjai1       
through ,january #bf1 #bjai1 is to raise
 public awareness of and celebrate the  

,nation's #eb1jjj ,certified ,registered
 ,nurse ,anesthetists and student       
registered nurse anesthetists3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives thanks and promotes the
 profession of ,certified ,registered   
,nurse ,anesthetists 7,c,r,n,as7 by     
encouraging patients1 hospital          
administrators1 health care             
professionals1 policymakers1 and others 
to become more familiar with the ,,crna 
credential and the exceptional advanced 
practice registered nurses who have     
earned it by participating in ,national 
,,crna ,week4