Lois Capps

Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the…

— Lois Capps

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month is celebrated each May, and becomes a chance for our Nation to become more familiar with…

— Lois Capps

And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records.

— Lois Capps

Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals.

— Lois Capps

We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country…

— Lois Capps

It is time for a New Direction for our nation's energy policies.

— Lois Capps

I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the…

— Lois Capps

Nurses serve their patients in the most important capacities. We know that they serve as our first lines of communication when something…

— Lois Capps

Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization,…

— Lois Capps

In addition, for almost a year now I have been urging the President, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission…

— Lois Capps

I will continue to work in Washington to oppose any efforts to expand drilling off our Coasts and to challenge my colleagues…

— Lois Capps

In reality drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, and most expensive way to solve our energy crisis.

— Lois Capps

As we may know, osteoporosis affects around 10 million Americans, most of whom are over 55, and it is the cause of…

— Lois Capps

With 3 percent of the worlds resources and 25 percent of the worlds demand, it is pretty obvious this country cannot drill…

— Lois Capps

I simply cannot see how denying chemotherapy treatment for Palestinian children increases Israel's security or advances U.S. national interests.

— Lois Capps

With 3 percent of the world's resources and 25 percent of the world's demand, it is pretty obvious this country cannot drill…

— Lois Capps

My experience as a school nurse taught me that we need to make a concerted effort, all of us, to increase physical…

— Lois Capps

Drilling in the refuge will not solve America's energy problem. The Energy Department's own figures show that drilling would not change gas…

— Lois Capps

Pregnant women are more likely to die from homicide by domestic violence than any other cause of death.

— Lois Capps

Unless Hamas recognizes Israel's right to exist and renounces terror, the Palestinian Authority should receive no direct U.S. assistance.

— Lois Capps

Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions.

— Lois Capps

The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.

— Lois Capps

That makes climate change a bigger public health problem than AIDS, than malaria, than pandemic flu.

— Lois Capps

What we need to do is really improve energy efficiency standards, develop in full scale renewable and alternative energy and use the…

— Lois Capps

Mr. Speaker, less than 10 percent of our Nation's children walk or ride their bicycles to school, and too many schools continue…

— Lois Capps