HARRISBURG- Nurses rallied in front of the Capitol building to support a “safe staffing” bill that passed through the House Health Committee.
“It’s not about unions. It’s not about anything else. It’s about the safety of patients. It’s about what you do to make a patient like me comfortable,” said Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin County.)
“They’re asking for is just something simple. They are asking to be able to have a safe work environment so that they can take care of the patients,” added Rep. Bridget Kosierowski (D- Lackawanna County.)
The bill now heads to the full House, and if it passes there it will advance to the Republican-controlled Senate.
