[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 169 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 169

Recognizing Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its leadership in the breast 
        cancer movement on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 2007

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its leadership in the breast 
        cancer movement on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

Whereas, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she 
        would do everything in her power to end breast cancer;
Whereas, in Dallas, Texas, in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the 
        Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has grown to become the world's largest 
        grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to 
        save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all, and energize 
        science to find the cure;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested nearly $1,000,000,000 to 
        fulfill its promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds in 
        the world dedicated to curing breast cancer;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is committed to investing an additional 
        $1,000,000,000 over the next decade in breast health care and treatment 
        and in research to discover the causes of breast cancer and, ultimately, 
        its cure;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure serves the breast health and treatment 
        needs of millions, especially underserved women, through education and 
        support to thousands of community health organizations, with grants to 
        date of more than $480,000,000;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in virtually 
        every major advance in breast cancer research over the past 25 years, 
        with research investments to date of more than $300,000,000;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has advocated for more research on breast 
        cancer treatment and prevention, with the Federal Government now 
        devoting more than $900,000,000 each year to breast cancer research, 
        compared with $30,000,000 in 1982;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a leader in the global breast cancer 
        movement, with more than 100,000 activists in 125 cities and 
        communities, mobilizing more than 1,000,000 people every year through 
        events like the Komen Race for the Cure Series--the world's largest and 
        most successful awareness and fundraising event for breast cancer;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been a strong supporter of the National 
        Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the Mammography 
        Quality Standards Act;
Whereas, in the last 25 years early detection and testing rates have increased, 
        with nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years of age now receiving 
        regular mammograms, compared with 30 percent of such women in 1982;
Whereas, in the last 25 years, the 5 year breast cancer survival rate has 
        increased to 98 percent when the cancer is caught before it spreads 
        beyond the breast, compared with 74 percent in 1982;
Whereas, without better prevention and a cure, 1 in 8 women in the United States 
        will continue to suffer from breast cancer--a devastating disease with 
        physical, emotional, psychological, and financial pain that can last a 
        lifetime;
Whereas, without a cure, an estimated 5,000,000 Americans will be diagnosed with 
        breast cancer--and more than 1,000,000 could die--over the next 25 
        years;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is challenging individuals, communities, 
        States, and Congress to make breast cancer an urgent priority;
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure recognizes that in the world of breast 
        cancer, the big questions are still without answers: what causes the 
        disease and how it can be prevented; and
Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is marking its 25th anniversary by 
        recommitting to finish what it started and end breast cancer: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its 25th 
        anniversary;
            (2) recognizes Susan G. Komen for the Cure as a global 
        leader in the fight against breast cancer and commends the 
        strides the organization has made in that fight; and
            (3) supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure's commitment to 
        attaining the goal of a world without breast cancer.
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