[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5008-S5009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 169, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 169) recognizing the Susan G. Komen 
     Race for the Cure on its leadership in the breast cancer 
     movement on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 169) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 169

       Whereas, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan 
     G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end 
     breast cancer; .
       Whereas, in Dallas, Texas, in 1982, that promise became 
     Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast 
     cancer movement;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has grown to become 
     the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer 
     survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower 
     people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science to 
     find the cure;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested nearly 
     $1,000,000,000 to fulfill its promise, becoming the largest 
     source of nonprofit funds in the world dedicated to curing 
     breast cancer;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is committed to 
     investing an additional $1,000,000,000 over the next decade 
     in breast health care and treatment and in research to 
     discover the causes of breast cancer and, ultimately, its 
     cure;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure serves the breast 
     health and treatment needs of millions, especially 
     underserved women, through education and support to thousands 
     of community health organizations, with grants to date of 
     more than $480,000,000;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has played a critical 
     role in virtually every major advance in breast cancer 
     research over the past 25 years; the research investments to 
     date of more than $300,000,000;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has advocated for more 
     research on breast cancer treatment and prevention, with the 
     Federal Government now devoting more than $900,000,000 each 
     year to breast cancer research, compared with $30,000,000 in 
     1982;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a leader in the 
     global breast cancer movement, with more than 100,000 
     activists in 125 cities and communities, mobilizing more than 
     1,000,000 people every year through events like the Komen 
     Race for the Cure Series--the world's largest and most 
     successful awareness and fundraising event for breast cancer;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been a strong 
     supporter of the National

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     Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the 
     Mammography Quality Standards Act;
       Whereas, in the last 25 years early detection and testing 
     rates have increased, with nearly 75 percent of women over 40 
     years of age now receiving regular mammograms, compared with 
     30 percent of such women in 1982;
       Whereas, in the last 25 years, the 5 year breast cancer 
     survival rate has increased to 98 percent when the cancer is 
     caught before it spreads beyond the breast, compared with 74 
     percent in 1982;
       Whereas, without better prevention and a cure, 1 in 8 women 
     in the United States will continue to suffer from breast 
     cancer--a devastating disease with physical, emotional, 
     psychological, and financial pain that can last a lifetime;
       Whereas, without a cure, an estimated 5,000,000 Americans 
     will be diagnosed with breast cancer--and more than 1,000,000 
     could die--over the next 25 years;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is challenging 
     individuals, communities, States, and Congress to make breast 
     cancer an urgent priority;
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure recognizes that in the 
     world of breast cancer, the big questions are still without 
     answers: what causes the disease and how it can be prevented; 
     and
       Whereas, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is marking its 25th 
     anniversary by recommitting to finish what it started and end 
     breast cancer: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate----
       (1) congratulates Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its 25th 
     anniversary;
       (2) recognizes Susan G. Komen for the Cure as a global 
     leader in the fight against breast cancer and commends the 
     strides the organization has made in that fight; and
       (3) supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure's commitment to 
     attaining the goal of a world without breast cancer.

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