Lois Capps was an American politician and also registered nurse who worked as the U.S. Rep for California's 24th congressional area from 1998 to 2017. She belonged to the Democratic Party and also was understood for her service health care, the atmosphere, and education.
Capps was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin in 1938 as well as increased in Santa Barbara, California. She received her nursing degree from the University of California, Los Angeles as well as worked as a registered nurse for several years prior to getting in politics.
In 1998, Capps was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to stand for California's 24th legislative district, that includes components of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Throughout her time in Congress, she was a strong supporter for healthcare reform and also was a prominent voice on problems such as accessibility to healthcare, the setting, as well as education and learning.
Capps retired from Congress in 2017 and also was succeeded by Salud Carbajal. She is widely respected for her work with health care and other crucial issues and also is born in mind for her devotion to offering her components and boosting the lives of those she stood for.
Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by Lois, under the main topic Diet.
"What we need to do is really improve energy efficiency standards, develop in full scale renewable and alternative energy and use the one resource we have in abundance, our creativity"
"The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep"
"National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month is celebrated each May, and becomes a chance for our Nation to become more familiar with the effects of this disease, and about the preventable steps that we can take to deal with it"
"I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health"
"We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years"
"I simply cannot see how denying chemotherapy treatment for Palestinian children increases Israel's security or advances U.S. national interests"
"With 3 percent of the world's resources and 25 percent of the world's demand, it is pretty obvious this country cannot drill its way to energy security"
"Nurses serve their patients in the most important capacities. We know that they serve as our first lines of communication when something goes wrong or when we are concerned about health"
"My experience as a school nurse taught me that we need to make a concerted effort, all of us, to increase physical fitness activity among our children and to encourage all Americans to adopt a healthier diet that includes fruits and vegetables, but there is more"
"Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals"
"In reality drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, and most expensive way to solve our energy crisis"
"In addition, for almost a year now I have been urging the President, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate suspicious gas price spikes"
"Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions"
"Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the better their health will be in the long run"
"Let there be no mistake, Hamas is a ruthless terrorist organization"
"It is time for a New Direction for our nation's energy policies"
"As we may know, osteoporosis affects around 10 million Americans, most of whom are over 55, and it is the cause of an estimated 1.5 million fractures annually"
"I will continue to work in Washington to oppose any efforts to expand drilling off our Coasts and to challenge my colleagues to adopt responsible energy policies"
"I have been working for years to promote a responsible energy policy that works to increase energy efficiency and invest in alternative and renewable energy sources"
"And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records"
"Mr. Speaker, less than 10 percent of our Nation's children walk or ride their bicycles to school, and too many schools continue to invite fast-food vendors into their cafeterias"
"In America today, the percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight is more than double what it was in the early 1970s"
"Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way"
"Drilling in the refuge will not solve America's energy problem. The Energy Department's own figures show that drilling would not change gas prices by more than a penny a gallon, and this would be 20 years from now"
