April 22, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 76 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E380-E381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING FORWARD SCIENCE'S CONTRIBUTION TO FIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 2020

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend Forward Science, 
one of our many businesses in TX-22 for their efforts to aid those on 
the front lines fighting against coronavirus.
  As our Houston hospital heroes face down the coronavirus pandemic, 
they need to stay healthy so that they can help others fighting to 
overcome this disease. Hand sanitizer plays a critical safety role in 
this fight, but our hospitals have faced a medical supply shortage.
  Like many regions across the nation, our Houston hospitals faced a 
dire shortage of personal protective equipment or PPE's. Doctors and 
nurses have been forced to improvise and use their own makeshift PPE's, 
turning to raincoats and swim goggles to protect them from the 
coronavirus because the supply of masks and gowns was depleted.
  TX-22 comes together to face challenges head on. Forward Science, an 
oral healthcare products company out of Stafford, Texas, has joined 
other companies in shifting their production to provide a needed supply 
of hand sanitizer for our healthcare heroes.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, we 
extend our deep gratitude to Forward Science for their commendable 
actions filling the gap and helping our healthcare professionals at 
this critical time.

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