[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 149 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    SUPPORT H.R. 762, LUPUS RESEARCH AND CARE AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1999

  (Mrs. MEEK of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask this House and this Congress 
to pay attention to this very important plea I am making this morning.
  This is Lupus Awareness Month. People all over this country are not 
quite aware of the danger of this auto-immune disease called lupus. It 
kills more people than AIDS and several other infectious diseases. It 
is time we woke up to lupus. It is a killer. It is a killer of young 
women in their child bearing years. It is a crippler of men as well as 
women, but more so women.
  I am asking support throughout this country for my bill on lupus. It 
is the Care Act of 1999. Remember, lupus has a significant impact on 
women in child bearing years, so your wives, daughters and sisters will 
be affected by this terrible disease. Charles Kurault died of this 
disease recently. It is a killer, it breaks your back. I want Members 
to help me with this bill and try to get it scheduled in this Congress. 
It has been up for 3 years. It is time that lupus is recognized.

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