[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E386]
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            PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise and pay tribute 
today to the American Lung Association on their 100th Anniversary. As 
the oldest voluntary health organization in the nation, its mission to 
combat tuberculosis and other lung diseases has done much to improve 
the health of our citizens. I would like to congratulate the 
Association for its one hundred years of service to America and commend 
their ongoing efforts in fighting lung diseases.
  The American Lung Association was founded in 1904 as the National 
Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis by a group of 
dedicated doctors, nurses and volunteers to fight the tuberculosis 
epidemic. Since its founding, it has expanded its focus to include 
research, education, and advocacy programs for fighting all types of 
lung ailments. With the decline of tuberculosis related illnesses in 
the 1960s, the Association led education campaigns on the hazards of 
smoking and on chronic respiratory disease, which it continues to this 
day. The Association also played a major role in sponsoring progressive 
programs on asthma control, targeting our nation's youth.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize the American Lung 
Association and its numerous volunteers and staff for their work over 
the last hundred years. Its laudable goal of eradicating all types of 
lung diseases is an ever-continuing effort, and it is an honor to pay 
tribute to the Association before this body of Congress and this nation 
today. I wish them all the best in their continuing endeavors, and 
thank them for their 100 years of service to our nation's health.

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