[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 49 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S3603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA BARR

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, today I rise to pay tribute to an 
outstanding Vermonter, Patricia Barr, of North Bennington, Vermont. 
Pat's commitment to improving the health status of Vermonters and all 
Americans, serves as a model to us all. She is a stunning example of 
how one person can have a positive effect on many others.
  Over the course of her life, she has been an advocate and strategic 
planner for breast cancer research and ethical issues. Pat has 
tirelessly championed these causes and for that, we are forever 
grateful.
  Pat has served on the national Breast Cancer Coalition Board, and 
currently serves as President of the Breast Cancer Network, which she 
founded in 1993. Her devotion to health, medical and ethical issues has 
landed her numerous other roles and responsibilities, including 
positions on the Center for Disease Control's Breast and Cervical 
Cancer Early Detection and Control Advisory Committee, the Human Genome 
Project's Task Force on Genetic Testing, and the National Cancer 
Institute's (NCI) Breast Cancer Progress Review Group. She has also 
served on NCI's Cancer Genetics Working Group, and the National Action 
Plan on Breast Cancer's Biological Resources Working Group Subcommittee 
on Ethical Issues. In these and in other capacities, Pat has made 
numerous presentations in Vermont, throughout the Nation, and even 
outside of the country, regarding ethical and cancer issues.
  Through word and action, Pat has touched, and improved, the lives of 
many individuals. Of all those who have crossed my path over the years, 
few individuals have such a distinguished and proven track record of 
commitment to breast cancer and related issues. By helping to educate, 
promote and advocate for change through newsletters, grant programs, 
support groups, projects such as the Ladies First Program, and lobbying 
public officials, Pat's involvement helped blaze the trail for success.
  We have been well served by Pat and look forward to her continued 
leadership. Vermonters, and all Americans, owe her a debt of gratitude 
for her passionate, steadfast work on these vitally important 
issues.

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