Senate resolution designates ‘World Plumbing Day’

The senate passed a resolution Thursday evening that designates next Monday as “World Plumbing Day.”

A group of bipartisan senators introduced S.Res. 73 the same day it passed by unanimous consent. The resolution expresses the importance plumbing plays in public health.

“Congress and plumbing professionals across the United States and the world are committed to safeguarding public health,” the resolution states. “The people of the United States rely on plumbing professionals to maintain, repair, and rebuild the aging water infrastructure of the United States.”

The resolution also points out that more than 2.5 billion people around the world live without adequate sanitation facilities, which is the leading cause of infection.

Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) sponsored the resolution, which designates March 11, 2013, “World Plumbing Day.”

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