[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1928-E1929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      COMMENDING DR. ROBERT STUART

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to have the 
opportunity to talk about a positive, life-affirming journey which 
represents the best and the brightest of my district. It is with 
tremendous pride that I rise today to commend Dr. Robert Stuart from 
Charleston, SC, for being one of the 20 cyclists to participate in the 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of HopeTM.
  The Tour of Hope is a grueling eight-day bike journey across America 
that is designed to help raise awareness about the need for increased 
participation in cancer clinical trials. The cross-country tour is the 
brainchild of

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Bristol-Myers Squibb and Lance Armstrong, six-time Tour de France 
winner and cancer survivor, who credits his survival to the many people 
before him who participated in the clinical trials that ultimately led 
to the development of the treatment that saved his life.
  As Robert begins the Tour of Hope on October 1 in Los Angeles, he 
will be one of 20 cyclists chosen from nearly 1,200 riders who were 
eager to dedicate themselves to being a part of the effort to cure 
cancer. The Tour of Hope Team members are cancer survivors, caregivers, 
physicians, nurses, and researchers. Each of them has a very personal 
experience with cancer that makes their efforts all the more poignant. 
Supporting and awaiting Robert and the rest of the riders at stops 
across America's great landscape will be cancer survivors, family 
members, friends, medical practitioners, researchers, and government 
officials, all of whom share the riders' passion and commitment to 
finding a cure for cancer.
  To achieve his goal of riding across America Robert will have to 
undertake a rigorous training schedule, battle inclement weather, and 
endure physical and mental fatigue, so that the tour's message--the 
need to support cancer research--can be delivered to communities across 
our great country.
  A selfless act, such as this, truly deserves to be publicly 
acknowledged, and I look forward to tracking Robert's progress. It is 
my hope that in these fiscally challenging times my colleagues and I 
will continue to make funding for cancer research a priority for the 
nation.
  I offer my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Robert for his 
generosity of spirit, time, and fortitude. It is precisely this type of 
commitment that will allow us to conquer cancer once and for all.

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