[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CHILDREN AT RISK THROUGH INEQUITABLE DIVISION OF FEDERAL RESEARCH 
                                DOLLARS

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, last week, I returned to my district to 
attend a very sad funeral. Little Kelsey O'Niel was more than a 
neighbor girl; she was like a member of the family. She was the 
embodiment of the term ``cute as a bugs ear.'' She died suddenly last 
Sunday night as the result of an acute asthma attack.
  Not even an act of Congress can bring Kelsey back.
  But, we can bring some equity to the division of research dollars 
that the Federal Government provides. Diseases that take our children 
must be a much higher priority. We can also loosen the regulations that 
the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] and other agencies impose on new 
treatments and technologies.
  If we can prevent even a few future such sad events, then our efforts 
will be more than worth it.
  Kelsey I will never forget you.

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