Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Sept. 23, 2021)

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This is S6674 of the Congressional Record, Senate, September 23, 2021, with interleaved columns of introduced measures and cosponsors. The page lists S. Res. 383, S. Res. 384, and S. Res. 385, which designate weeks for direct support professionals, community school coordinators, and telehealth awareness, each considered and agreed to. It lists S. 2845 by Mr. Sullivan on energy infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region and S. 2846 to S. 2851 by Mr. Lee on COVID-19 topics including vaccine mandates and an audit of relief funding. It also records additional cosponsors for bills including S. 864, S. 1061, and S. 1141.

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S6674 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 23, 2021
its studies and findings related to COVID–19; Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the purpose of outreach and education
to the Committee on Health, Education, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. concerning peer wellness checks for
Labor, and Pensions. ROSEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, veterans, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SULLIVAN: and Ms. WARREN):
S. 2845. A bill to provide support for energy S. Res. 383. A resolution designating the S. 864
infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific week beginning September 12 , 2021, as ‘‘Na- At the request of Mr. KAINE, the
region, and for other purposes; to the Com- tional Direct Support Professionals Recogni- name of the Senator from New Mexico
mittee on Foreign Relations. tion Week’’; considered and agreed to. (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon-
By Mr. LEE: By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. CAP- sor of S. 864, a bill to extend Federal
S. 2846. A bill to require Federal agencies ITO, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. VAN HOL-
LEN):
Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-
to acknowledge, accept, and agree to truth-
fully present, natural immunity pertaining S. Res. 384. A resolution designating the term programs.
to COVID–19 pursuant to promulgating cer- week of September 20 through September 24, S. 1061
tain regulations; to the Committee on 2021, as ‘‘Community School Coordinators At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Appreciation Week’’; considered and agreed
name of the Senator from Rhode Island
By Mr. LEE: to.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co-
S. 2847. A bill to prohibit the Federal Gov-
ernment from mandating vaccination WICKER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. THUNE, Mr. sponsor of S. 1061, a bill to encourage
against COVID–19 for interstate travel; to WARNER, and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH): the normalization of relations with
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and S. Res. 385. A resolution supporting the Israel, and for other purposes.
Transportation. designation of the week of September 19 S. 1141
By Mr. LEE: through September 25, 2021, as ‘‘Telehealth
Awareness Week’’; considered and agreed to. At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
S. 2848. A bill to exempt individuals with a
personal health concern from complying By Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. name of the Senator from Minnesota
with a Federal COVID–19 vaccine mandate, SCHUMER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BAR- (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor
and for other purposes; to the Committee on RASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, of S. 1141, a bill to amend title 28,
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. United States Code, to allow for twelve
By Mr. LEE: BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, associate justices of the Supreme Court
S. 2849. A bill to stipulate that nothing in Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, of the United States.
Federal law provides a Federal agency with Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CAR-
PER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. S. 1265
the authority to mandate that an individual
be inoculated by a COVID–19 vaccine; to the COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,
Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. her name was added as a cosponsor of
ernmental Affairs. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. S. 1265, a bill to amend section 2702 of
By Mr. LEE: DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, title 18, United States Code, to prevent
S. 2850. A bill to exempt individuals from Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs.
law enforcement and intelligence agen-
complying with a Federal COVID–19 vaccine FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRA-
HAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY,
cies from obtaining subscriber or cus-
mandate on the basis of a personal belief,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEIN- tomer records in exchange for anything
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. RICH, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, of value, to address communications
By Mr. LEE: Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. and records in the possession of inter-
S. 2851. A bill to require an audit of INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. mediary internet service providers, and
COVID–19 relief funding; to the Committee KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. for other purposes.
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr.
S. 1315
fairs. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJÁN, Ms. LUM-
MIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
f name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms.
MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MUR- HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS KOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, 1315, a bill to amend title XVIII of the
Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Social Security Act to provide for cov-
The following concurrent resolutions Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, erage of certain lymphedema compres-
and Senate resolutions were read, and Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN,
Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS,
sion treatment items under the Medi-
referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of care program.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr.
Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, S. 1385
BOOKER):
S. Res. 380. A resolution reiterating United Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the
States support for the people of the Republic SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, name of the Senator from Washington
of South Sudan in their quest for lasting Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr.
THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr.
(Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon-
peace, stability, and democracy after 10 sor of S. 1385, a bill to amend the Ani-
years of independence and calling for a re- TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr.
WARNER, Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, mal Welfare Act to establish additional
view of United States policy toward South
Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. requirements for dealers, and for other
tions. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG): purposes.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. S. Res. 386. A resolution relative to the S. 1488
CANTWELL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. death of Robert Britton ‘‘Bob’’ Dove, Parlia-
mentarian Emeritus of the United States At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,
MANCHIN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, the name of the Senator from New Jer-
Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROM- Senate; considered and agreed to.
NEY, Mr. COONS, Ms. ERNST, Mr. KING, f sey (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a co-
Mr. BURR, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. sponsor of S. 1488, a bill to amend title
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 37, United States Code, to establish a
TILLIS):
S. Res. 381. A resolution proclaiming the S. 247 basic needs allowance for low-income
week of September 20 through September 24, At the request of Mr. LEE, the name regular members of the Armed Forces.
2021, to be ‘‘National Clean Energy Week’’; of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. S. 1588
considered and agreed to. HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor of S.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
WICKER, Mr. PETERS, and Mrs. FISCH-
247, a bill to amend the Fair Labor the name of the Senator from Hawaii
ER): Standards Act of 1938 to provide com- (Ms. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor
S. Res. 382. A resolution expressing support pensatory time for employees in the of S. 1588, a bill to amend the Lacey
for the designation of the week of September private sector. Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit
20 through September 26, 2021, as ‘‘Rail Safe- S. 544 importation, exportation, transpor-

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ty Week’’ in the United States, and sup- At the request of Ms. ERNST, the tation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and
porting the goals and ideals of Rail Safety
name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. purchase in interstate or foreign com-
Week to reduce rail-related accidents, fatali-
ties, and injuries; considered and agreed to. KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. merce, or in a manner substantially af-
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. COL- 544, a bill to direct the Secretary of fecting interstate or foreign commerce,
LINS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Veterans Affairs to designate one week or possession, of any live animal of any
Mr. BROWN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. HASSAN, each year as ‘‘Buddy Check Week’’ for prohibited primate species.

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September 23, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6675
S. 1636 (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from Wy- COVID–19 Provider Relief Fund, and for
At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the oming (Mr. BARRASSO) were added as other purposes.
name of the Senator from Wyoming cosponsors of S. 2126, a bill to designate S. 2519
(Ms. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor the Federal Office Building located at At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the
of S. 1636, a bill to clarify the treat- 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyo- name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
ment of 2 or more employers as joint ming, as the ‘‘Louisa Swain Federal Of- ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
employers under the National Labor fice Building’’. 2519, a bill to repeal the multi-State
Relations Act and the Fair Labor S. 2280 plan program.
Standards Act of 1938. At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the S. 2675
S. 1720 name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
At the request of Mr. PETERS, the RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Michigan
names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 2280, a bill to provide PreCheck to cer- (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor
MORAN) and the Senator from Virginia tain severely injured or disabled vet- of S. 2675, a bill to amend the American
(Mr. KAINE) were added as cosponsors erans, and for other purposes. Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to increase ap-
of S. 1720, a bill to provide stability to S. 2300 propriations to Restaurant Revitaliza-
and enhance the services of the United tion Fund, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. PETERS, the
States Postal Service, and for other
name of the Senator from Maryland S. 2736
purposes.
(Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. BURR, the
S. 1787
sponsor of S. 2300, a bill to direct the names of the Senator from Michigan
At the request of Mr. LEE, the name Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel- (Mr. PETERS), the Senator from Idaho
of the Senator from Texas (Mr. CRUZ) opment to establish a grant program to (Mr. CRAPO), the Senator from Okla-
was added as a cosponsor of S. 1787, a help revitalize certain localities, and homa (Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator
bill to amend title 28 of the United for other purposes. from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO) were
States Code to prevent the transfer of
S. 2315 added as cosponsors of S. 2736, a bill to
actions arising under the antitrust
At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the exclude vehicles to be used solely for
laws in which a State is a complainant.
name of the Senator from Connecticut competition from certain provisions of
S. 1813
(Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor the Clean Air Act, and for other pur-
At the request of Mr. COONS, the poses.
of S. 2315, a bill to require the Sec-
names of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
retary of Health and Human Services S. 2752
COLLINS) and the Senator from South
to establish a program to provide At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
Dakota (Mr. THUNE) were added as co-
health care coverage to low-income name of the Senator from Maryland
sponsors of S. 1813, a bill to direct the
adults in States that have not ex- (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor
Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
panded Medicaid. of S. 2752, a bill to amend the Religious
ices to support research on, and ex-
panded access to, investigational drugs S. 2372 Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to
for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the protect civil rights and otherwise pre-
for other purposes. names of the Senator from South Caro- vent meaningful harm to third parties,
S. 1872 lina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator from and for other purposes.
At the request of Ms. ERNST, the North Carolina (Mr. BURR), the Senator S. 2760

names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), the Senator At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
BROWN) and the Senator from Okla- from Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN) and the Sen- name of the Senator from North Da-
homa (Mr. INHOFE) were added as co- ator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH) kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co-
sponsors of S. 1872, a bill to award a were added as cosponsors of S. 2372, a sponsor of S. 2760, a bill to amend title
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson 31, United States Code, to provide for
to the United States Army Rangers Wildlife Restoration Act to make sup- automatic continuing resolutions.
Veterans of World War II in recogni- plemental funds available for manage- S. 2780
tion of their extraordinary service dur- ment of fish and wildlife species of At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the
ing World War II. greatest conservation need as deter- name of the Senator from North Da-
S. 1873
mined by State fish and wildlife agen- kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co-
At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the cies, and for other purposes. sponsor of S. 2780, a bill to amend title
name of the Senator from Missouri S. 2443 10, United States Code, to prohibit cer-
(Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the tain adverse personnel actions taken
of S. 1873, a bill to amend title XVIII of name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. against members of the Armed Forces
the Social Security Act to provide for PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of based on declining the COVID–19 vac-
Medicare coverage of multi-cancer S. 2443, a bill to expand the definition cine.
early detection screening tests. of H–2A nonimmigrant for purposes of S. 2794
S. 1933 the Immigration and Nationality Act At the request of Mr. TUBERVILLE,
At the request of Mr. DAINES, the to include aliens engaged in seafood the name of the Senator from Mis-
name of the Senator from Montana processing, horticultural commodities, sissippi (Mr. WICKER) was added as a
(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor or the care of horses. cosponsor of S. 2794, a bill to amend
of S. 1933, a bill to clarify the location S. 2458 title 38, United States Code, to increase
of a clinic of the Department of Vet- At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the automatic maximum coverage under
erans Affairs designated by law. name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur-
S. 1986 MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. ance program and the Veterans’ Group
At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the 2458, a bill to clarify that individuals Life Insurance program, and for other
name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. engaged in aircraft flight instruction purposes.
WARNOCK) was added as a cosponsor of or testing, including phased testing of S. 2809
S. 1986, a bill to amend title XVIII of experimental aircraft, are not oper- At the request of Mr. SCOTT of Flor-
the Social Security Act and the Bipar- ating an aircraft carrying persons or ida, the name of the Senator from Ten-
tisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and property for compensation or hire. nessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as
expedite access to cardiac rehabilita- S. 2493 a cosponsor of S. 2809, a bill to protect

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tion programs and pulmonary rehabili- At the request of Mr. BENNET, the social security benefits and military
tation programs under the Medicare name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. pay and require that the United States
program, and for other purposes. GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of Government to prioritize all obliga-
S. 2126 S. 2493, a bill to extend the deadline for tions on the debt held by the public in
At the request of Ms. LUMMIS, the eligible health care providers to use the event that the debt limit is
names of the Senator from Maryland certain funds received from the reached.

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S6676 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 23, 2021
S.J. RES. 10 earlier this month of the death of Dr. was ranked as the best rehabilitation
At the request of Mr. KAINE, the Joanne Smith, a medical visionary and hospital in the Nation for the 31st year
name of the Senator from Pennsyl- the longtime president and CEO of in a row, a record unmatched by any
vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She died at hospital.
sponsor of S.J. Res. 10, a joint resolu- home, with her family at her side, after Physical and rehabilitation medicine
tion to repeal the authorizations for battling cancer privately for 5 years. is a relatively new field of medicine. It
use of military force against Iraq, and She continued to lead Shirley Ryan began after World War II, with doctors
for other purposes. right up to the end. and researchers searching for ways to
S. RES. 338 Loretta and I offer our condolences help injured servicemembers regain as
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the to her husband of 33 years, Rory much of their abilities as possible.
names of the Senator from South Caro- Repicky, their children, Claire and Mi- Today, advanced rehabilitation hos-
lina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator from chael, Joanne’s 16 nieces and nephews, pitals such as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Mississippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) and the and her family, colleagues, and friends, work with children and adults with se-
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE) who are too numerous to count. vere, complex conditions—from trau-
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 338, Dr. Joanne Smith was a once-in-a- matic brain and spinal cord injuries, to
a resolution designating September lifetime leader and a national treasure. amputations or serious birth defects,
2021 as National Democracy Month as a With her brilliance, determination, and enabling them to live as fully and inde-
time to reflect on the contributions of compassion, she reinvented the field of pendently as possible. The demand for
the system of government of the physical medicine and rehabilitation. such medical innovations is large and
United States to a more free and stable As president and CEO of Shirley Ryan growing.
world. AbilityLab, she imagined—and then led The partnership at Shirley Ryan of
f the drive to create—the world’s first- brilliant doctors and researchers work-
ever ‘‘translational’’ research hospital ing with brave patients has resulted in
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED for rehabilitation medicine. She pio- some breathtaking discoveries. In 2006,
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION neered the concept of a cutting-edge doctors there outfitted a man with a
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. research facility within a hospital, prosthetic arm that he could move
CASSIDY, and Ms. DUCKWORTH): with scientists, innovators, tech- with his thoughts. With his thoughts.
S. 2834. A bill to amend title XVIII of nologists, and clinicians all working That surgery—the first of its kind in
the Social Security Act to preserve ac- together to heal patients. Seeing her the world—has since helped revolu-
cess to rehabilitation innovation cen- team work miracles with wounded vet- tionize treatment for people who have
ters under the Medicare program; to erans, injured police officers, or stroke lost limbs.
the Committee on Finance. survivors made you a believer. More recently, researchers at Shirley
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, October Joanne Smith originally planned to Ryan created the world’s first manual
2—9 days from today—is an important be a nurse but changed her major to standing wheelchair, that allows users
date in the life of one of the bravest pre-med after working as a hospital or- to move while seated or standing.
people I have ever met. On October 2, derly. A chance meeting during med- Shirley Ryan serves more than 50,000
2005, Army SGT Eric Edmundson was ical school with a young girl at a free patients year from nearly every State
on patrol near the Iraq-Syria border health clinic in Detroit changed her and more than 70 countries. It is mirac-
when a roadside bomb exploded be- life—and the future of rehabilitation ulous, but it is not alone. There are a
neath his armored vehicle. medicine. handful of rehabilitation innovation
He survived the blast, but went into The young girl had had both legs am- centers like it in America. These are
cardiac arrest while awaiting transport putated because of spina bifida, but she the best of the best, cutting-edge re-
to an American military hospital in had learned to walk using her arms as search labs within world-class hos-
Germany. Doctors worked for 30 min- legs and her hands as feet. She was pitals that also prioritize training the
utes to restore his pulse. They did, but happy. But her mother wanted her to next generation of doctors and healers.
Sergeant Edmundson had already suf- have a more ‘‘normal’’ appearance, so My friend, Senator CASSIDY of Lou-
fered severe brain damage from lack of doctors fitted her with a sort of har- isiana, has seen similar miracles at
oxygen. ness that included two prosthetic legs TIRR Memorial Hermann, a world-
Doctors told his parents that Eric and gave her a wheelchair. class rehabilitation hospital in Hous-
would spend the rest of his life in a Dr. Smith said it disturbed her to see ton, TX, where many people from Lou-
vegetative state and that the best how a once-happy girl became sad and isiana and around the world go for ad-
thing they could do for him was choose less able as a result of a change in her vanced treatment.
a good nursing home. But Eric’s family appearance to fit society’s biases and The discoveries at America’s best re-
refused to accept that fate for him. expectations. She would spend the rest habilitation innovations centers are
They searched for the best rehabilita- of her life working to discover cures revolutionizing medicine, and they are
tion hospital in America, somewhere that made patients more able, not less. reaching people far beyond their own
where Eric could receive the very best She came to Shirley Ryan, then walls. But making such discoveries and
medical care and make the fullest pos- called the Rehabilitation Institute of propelling the field of rehabilitation
sible recovery. Chicago, for her residency in 1988, fresh medicine forward costs money—more
The hospital they chose was the Shir- out of medical school, and thank good- money than these nonprofit centers
ley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, then ness, she never left. In 2006, a few years can afford on their own.
known by its original name: the Reha- after earning her MBA from the Uni- That is why, today, Senator CASSIDY
bilitation Institute of Chicago. versity of Chicago, she became presi- and I are reintroducing our bipartisan
I visited him there several times. His dent and CEO. At that point, the hos- proposal to recognize and support some
family was always there, right by his pital had been ranked at the No. 1 re- of America’s best rehabilitation inno-
side. I will never forget the time Eric’s habilitation hospital in America by vation centers. Our bill does two
dad told me, ‘‘Eric has a present for U.S. News & World Report for nearly things. First, it directs the Department
you.’’ I couldn’t imagine what it was. two decades. of Health and Human Services to set
Then I watched as that brave soldier If Joanne Smith had done nothing as criteria for such ‘‘rehabilitation inno-
stood up from his wheelchair and took president and CEO except more of the vation centers’’ and to share best prac-
several halting steps. There wasn’t a same, she would have been at the top of tices and teachings from these institu-
dry eye in the room. her field. But ‘‘more of the same’’ was tions with health providers throughout
Six months after he arrived, I not in her makeup. She resolved to cre- the Nation and the world.

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watched Eric Edmundson, in his Army ate a new model for rehabilitation hos- Second, our bill directs HHS to study
dress uniform, walk out of that amaz- pitals—the research institute within whether Medicare’s existing payment
ing hospital and into the arms of his the hospital—so that new discoveries system is adequate to support the
wife and their 2-year-old daughter. could reach patients in real time. groundbreaking treatment, research,
I thought of Eric Edmundson and his The reimagined hospital opened with and medical education that is taking
miraculous recovery when I learned a new name in 2017. Just recently, it place at these hospitals.

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