Social Work Month Resolution Passes

Mar 17, 2010

On March 17, the House of Representatives passed the Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day Resolution honoring social workers by a vote of 419-0.  Social worker and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter managed the bill during the debate.  To view the debate and final passage, please go to:

Video of Reps. Shea-Porter and Guthrie managing the social work month resolution:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292544-2
(Once on the site, go to: transcript on the left and scroll down to 5:47:17 (Shea-Porter) to begin the video.  End at 5:51:3).

Video of the actual vote:  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292567-1 (Once on the site, go to: transcript on the left and scroll down and begin at 1:23:49 and end at 1:31:55).

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