Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1094
Sponsors: GRATWICK, BROOKS, FOLEY, HYMANSON, KINNEY, VACHON, WARREN, CARSON

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH MAINE LEGISLATURE 
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Sara Gideon, Speaker of the House
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Robert B. Hunt
Robert B. Hunt, Clerk
, Clerk
, Clerk
, Clerk 
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37th Legislative Day 
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker. 
Prayer by Honorable Jeffrey K. Pierce, Dresden. 
National Anthem by Honorable Gay M. Grant, Gardiner. 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Doctor of the day, David Edsall, M.D., Ellsworth. 
Reading of the Journal of Thursday, May 4, 2017. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, May 9, 2017
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland, the following Joint 
Resolution:  (H.P. 1094) (Cosponsored by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot and Representatives: 
BROOKS of Lewiston, FOLEY of Wells, HYMANSON of York, KINNEY of Knox, VACHON of 
Scarborough, WARREN of Hallowell, Senator: CARSON of Cumberland) 
JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MAY 6 to 12, 2017  
AS NATIONAL NURSES WEEK 
WHEREAS, the nearly 3,400,000 registered nurses in the United States constitute our 
nation's largest health care profession; and 
WHEREAS, the depth and breadth of the registered nursing profession meet the different and 
emerging health care needs of the American population in a wide range of settings; and 
WHEREAS, the American Nurses Association, as the voice for the registered nurses of this 
country, is working to chart a new course for a healthy nation that relies on increasing delivery of 
primary and preventive health care; and 
WHEREAS, a renewed emphasis on primary and preventive health care will require better 
utilization of all of our nation's registered nursing resources; and 
WHEREAS, professional nursing has been demonstrated to be an indispensable component 
of the safety and quality of care of hospitalized patients; and 
WHEREAS, the demand for registered nursing services will be greater than ever because of 
the aging of the American population, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining technologies and 
the explosive growth of home health care services; and 
WHEREAS, more qualified registered nurses will be needed in the future to meet the 
increasingly complex needs of health care consumers in the State; and 
WHEREAS, the cost-effective, safe and high-quality health care services provided by 
registered nurses will be an increasingly important component of the national health care delivery 
system in the future; and 
WHEREAS, along with the American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association 
- Maine has declared May 6 to 12, 2017 as National Nurses Week, with the theme "Culture of Safety 
- It Starts with You," in celebration of the ways in which registered nurses strive to provide safe and 
high-quality patient care and to map out the way to improve our health care system; now, therefore, 
be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature 
now assembled in the First Regular Session, recognize May 6 to 12, 2017 as National Nurses Week 
to celebrate registered nurses' accomplishments and efforts to improve our health care system and 
show our appreciation for the nation's registered nurses not just during this week but at every 
opportunity throughout the year and ask that all residents of this State join in honoring the registered 
nurses who care for all of us. 
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