[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E300]
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            MENOPAUSE OUTREACH, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION ACT

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                           HON. CLIFF STEARNS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 1997

  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, women hold a unique and very special place 
in today's society. Women must be multifaceted--they have many roles 
which they must fulfill. In addition to the role of wife and mother, 
many women must also work outside the home and have many demands made 
upon their time.
  While women experience the same stresses and strains that all 
Americans must contend with, women have special health concerns that 
affect them directly as a group.
  Health care has been the focal point of discussion in and outside of 
Congress over the past few years. Why should women's health care needs 
be treated any differently from other health care problems? Simply 
because women experience all the normal aches and pains, but they are 
also struck with diseases which are predominant among women.
  Since women live approximately a third of their lives--about 30 
years--after menopause, it is crucial that we learn more about this 
passage in a woman's life. That is why I am reintroducing the 
Menopause, Outreach, Research and Education Act [MORE] to provide a 
program for research and education regarding menopause and related 
conditions.

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