[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              THE MARCH, COMING TOGETHER TO CONQUER CANCER

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in just a few minutes I will 
leave this House to go down and join so many Americans to support the 
March of Coming Together to Conquer Cancer. Thousands of cancer 
survivors, researchers, leaders, doctors, patients, and families will 
gather on the National Mall on this Saturday, September 26, to demand 
that the cause, the care, and the cure of cancer be made top research 
and health care priorities in this country.
  Sadly, we may have not focused as much as we should have, although we 
have many advocates in this body. But I hope that we will gather today 
to recommit ourselves to fight this devastating disease.
  General Norman Schwarzkopf will be the Honorary Chair, and so many 
will join us. Because in 1971, this Nation declared a war on cancer, 
pledging to find a cure within 7 years. Mr. Speaker, it is now 27 years 
later.
  To Katherine Bates, to Michelle Beck and Madgeleon Bush of my 
constituency. Katherine Bates, a cancer survivor. To my deceased 
father, Ezra Jackson, to my good friend who is now deceased, Michelle 
Robinson, I pledge that we will work to ensure that we have a cure for 
cancer.
  I thank M.D. Anderson and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and 
the African-American Women's Clergy Association. Let us go down and 
march to cure cancer.

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