[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 24 (Thursday, February 8, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S1745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PRAYERS FOR CONGRESSMAN NORWOOD

  Mr. ISAKSON. I rise for a moment to ask all Members of the Senate to 
join me in expressing their concern, their hopes, and their prayers for 
Congressman Charlie Norwood. Congressman Norwood, of Georgia, yesterday 
notified the House and the Senate that he would be returning to his 
home in Augusta.
  A little over 2 years ago, Charlie had a lung transplant to try to 
correct a degenerative disease which he had had with him throughout his 
life. That transplant was successful and he returned to the House of 
Representatives and, as he always did, he represented the State of 
Georgia with courage, with dignity, and with tenacity.
  Unfortunately, last year, cancer occurred in the lung and 
successfully was removed by surgery. But it has reappeared now in his 
liver. Charlie is fighting for his life.
  His lovely wife Gloria is in Augusta with him, and his countless 
thousands of friends are there. But in this business that we go through 
in this Senate, there is always a time that all of us should reflect on 
the blessings we have, and that is the blessing of life. I pray now 
that the good Lord will look after Charlie and give him as much of that 
life as He possibly can.
  I think it is also appropriate that we reflect a minute on how 
important his service in the Congress has been. We all know that 
domestically health care, affordability of health insurance, doctor-
patient relationship is probably the singular thing the American people 
look to us to help solve. Charlie Norwood and his cosponsorship of 
Norwood-Dingell laid a platform for which one day many of those 
problems will be solved. He has fought tenaciously for better health 
care, for better patient-doctor relationships, and a better 
relationship between the Federal Government and the providers of 
lifesaving health care around the country.
  At this moment, while a champion of health care is in dire straits 
himself, I hope all Members will join me and pray that his recovery 
will be fast and swift and that God puts His blessed hand on his 
shoulder.
  I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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