Newsletter: 08/10/2014
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Friends,
I can't tell you how great it's been to be back in Northeast Ohio. This week, I had the opportunity to meet with manufacturers, stop by local businesses and chat with constituents during my travels around the district.
Here are some notable items from the past few days:
Congratulations to Cuyahoga Community College's faculty and staff who worked tirelessly over the past 10 months to secure full accreditation for the nursing program through 2022. As co-chair of the House Nursing Caucus, I am concerned about the significant impacts of the nursing shortage on our nation's health care system. Tri-C plays a crucial role in training the nursing workforce, with more than 400 students graduating from its nursing program each year. Tri-C students' passing rate on Ohio State Nursing Board exams is higher than both the national and state averages. I was pleased to write a letter to the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing on Tri-C's behalf and advocate for the program throughout this process.
Avery Diedrick, a student at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School, has been selected to represent Ohio as a state ambassador for Fuel Up to Play 60. This program, founded by the NFL and the National Dairy Council, empowers students to take charge and make healthy changes in school. I was honored to send her a congressional recognition to mark her achievement.
Thursday was National Lighthouse Day. Congress established lighthouses 225 years ago, and they've played an important role in our nation's history. Check out this article in The News-Herald to learn more about the Lake Erie lighthouses in Ohio's 14th District.
We passed 5,000 likes on Facebook and 3,000 followers on Twitter this week! If you haven't connected with me on social media yet, please be sure to join the conversation. Addresses for all of my social media networks are included below.
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Throughout August, I'll be posting photos on my social media sites from events all around Northeast Ohio. Please be sure to send me yours as well! I love to feature constituents' photos on my pages.
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