S5900 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 1, 2012 

Whereas the Federation offers guidance to 

educators to help incorporate chess into the 

school curriculum; 

Whereas chess is a powerful cognitive 

learning tool that can be used to successfully 

enhance students’ reading skills and understanding of math concepts; and 

Whereas chess engages students of all 

learning styles and strengths and promotes 

problem-solving and higher-level thinking 

skills: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates October 13, 2012, as ‘‘National Chess Day’’ to enhance awareness and 

encourage students and adults to play chess, 

a game known to enhance critical-thinking 

and problem-solving skills; and 

(2) encourages the people of the United 

States to observe National Chess Day with 

appropriate programs and activities. 

NATIONAL CHESS DAY RESOLUTION

Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I 

rise in support of a bipartisan resolution to designate National Chess Day 

as October 13, 2012. I greatly appreciate 

the support of my colleagues, Senator 

LAMAR ALEXANDER of Tennessee and 

Senator CARL LEVIN of Michigan. 

National Chess Day is designed to enhance awareness and encourage students and adults to engage in a game 

known to enhance critical thinking 

and problem-solving skills. 

There are over 80,000 members of the 

Chess Federation with many of these 

members joining before the age of 10. 

Studies indicate that chess programs 

aid in improving students’ scores in 

math and reading and interest students 

of all learning styles and strengths. 

Engaging students in such activities 

can make learning fun and help them 

develop a lifelong pastime to exercise 

their skills. 

Engaging students in chess is a wonderful opportunity to promote education, and I hope as school begins in a 

few weeks, more students will join the 

Chess Federation and learn to love this 

historical game. 

S. RES. 540 

(Designating the week of August 6 through 

August 10, 2012, as ‘‘National Convenient 

Care Clinic Week’’) 

Whereas convenient care clinics are health 

care facilities located in high-traffic retail 

outlets that provide affordable and accessible care to patients who have little time to 

schedule an appointment with a traditional 

primary care provider or are otherwise unable to schedule such an appointment; 

Whereas millions of people in the United 

States do not have a primary care provider, 

and there is a worsening primary care provider shortage that will prevent many people 

from obtaining one in the future; 

Whereas convenient care clinics have provided an accessible alternative for more than 

15,000,000 people in the United States since 

the first clinic opened in 2000, the number of 

convenient care clinics continues to increase 

rapidly, and as of June 2012, there are approximately 1,350 convenient care clinics in 

35 States; 

Whereas convenient care clinics follow 

rigid industry-wide quality of care and safety standards; 

Whereas convenient care clinics are staffed 

by highly qualified health care providers, including advanced practice nurses, physician 

assistants, and physicians; 

Whereas convenient care clinicians all 

have advanced education in providing quality health care for common episodic ailments including cold and flu, skin irritation, 

and muscle strains and sprains, and can also 

provide immunizations, physicals, and preventive health screening; 

Whereas convenient care clinics are proven 

to be a cost-effective alternative to similar 

treatment obtained in physicians’ offices, urgent care clinics, or emergency departments; 

and 

Whereas convenient care clinics complement traditional medical service providers by providing extended weekday and 

weekend hours without the need for an appointment, short wait times, and visits that 

generally last only 15 to 20 minutes: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates the week of August 6 

through August 10, 2012, as ‘‘National Convenient Care Clinic Week’’; 

(2) supports the goals and ideals of National Convenient Care Clinic Week to raise 

awareness of the need for accessible and 

cost-effective health care options to complement the traditional health care model; 

(3) recognizes that many people in the 

United States face difficulties accessing traditional models of health care delivery; 

(4) supports the use of convenient care 

clinics as an adjunct to the traditional 

model of health care delivery; and 

(5) calls on the States to support the establishment of convenient care clinics so that 

more people in the United States will have 

access to the cost-effective and necessary 

emergent and preventive services provided in 

the clinics. 

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, today I 

rise to recognize all of the providers 

who work in retail-based Convenient 

Care Clinics in a Resolution to designate August 6 through August 10, 2012 

as National Convenient Care Clinic 

Week. National Convenient Care Clinic 

Week will provide a platform from 

which to promote the pivotal services 

offered by the more than 1,350 retailbased convenient care clinics in the 

United States. 

Today, thousands of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians provide care in convenient care 

clinics. At a time when Americans are 

more and more challenged by the inaccessibility and high costs of health 

care, convenient care clinics offer a 

primary care alternative. 

A Senate Resolution will help pave 

the way for this effort. I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this 

tribute to Convenient Care Clinics. 

I request unanimous consent that the 

full text of my resolution be printed in 

the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. 

ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 

2, 2012 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 

completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, August 2; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the 

morning hour be deemed expired and 

the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; 

that the majority leader be recognized, 

and that following his remarks, the 

Senate begin consideration of S. 3326, 

the AGOA/Burma sanctions bill and the 

Coburn amendment under the previous 

order. 

Mr. President, I think it is important 

to note because of the time frame in 

the morning which Senator MCCONNELL

and I just briefly announced, he and I 

will give no opening statements tomorrow. 

Following the debate on the Coburn 

amendment, the time until 11 a.m. will 

be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees prior to the cloture vote on S. 

3414, the cyber security bill; further, 

that notwithstanding the outcome of 

the cloture vote, the Senate then proceed to vote on the Coburn amendment 

to S. 3326, and the remaining provisions 

of the previous order be executed; and 

finally I ask consent that the filing 

deadline for second-degree amendments 

to S. 3414 be at 10 a.m. on Thursday 

morning. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, there will 

be two rollcall votes tomorrow at 11 

a.m. The first will be a cloture vote on 

the cyber security bill. The second will 

be on the Coburn amendment to the 

Burma sanctions legislation. Additional votes are possible tomorrow. 

Senators will be notified as soon as we 

know. 

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ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 

TOMORROW 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is 

no further business to come before the 

Senate, I ask unanimous consent that 

it adjourn under the previous order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 8:05 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, 

August 2, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. 


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