[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER TREATMENT ACT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, last Congress the passage of the 
Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act was a huge victory for women 
across our Nation. This legislation gives every State the option of 
providing lifesaving treatment to low-income women who have been 
diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the early detection 
screening program.
  I congratulate the governor of my home State, Florida, Jeb Bush, who 
recognized the great benefits of this program early on. Governor Bush 
included almost $13 million in his budget to provide cancer treatment 
to low- and moderate-income women. I hope that the governors and 
legislators in every State follow the example of our governor, Jeb 
Bush, and help give women a fighting chance at beating this treacherous 
disease.
  I especially congratulate Jane Torres, Teresa Moran-Menendez, and all 
of the members of the Florida Breast Cancer Coalition who lobbied and 
worked tirelessly to make this happen. On behalf of Florida's women, I 
thank Governor Jeb Bush.

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