[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H7858-H7859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND DETECTION COVERAGE ACT

  (Mr. BOREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express the importance of 
access to colorectal cancer screening tests for Americans.
  Like far too many other Americans, my life has been touched by 
cancer. Nine years ago I lost my mother, Janna, to colon cancer. I 
understand too well the importance of catching cancer early.
  Colorectal cancer is a leading killer in the United States that will 
unnecessarily take the lives of more than 52,000 of our constituents. 
This is a tragedy because we have every tool necessary to prevent 
suffering and almost all death from this disease.
  Last September I took very seriously the fact that I signed the 2015 
Pledge to

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do anything possible to eliminate suffering and death due to cancer by 
the year 2015. Today I take a step in that direction.
  Twenty-two States and the District of Columbia have protections in 
place to provide access to screening and early detection for colorectal 
cancer. It is time that the rest of the country has the same access 
that could save their lives.
  Please join me and my friend from Texas, Mr. Ralph Hall, as we 
introduce the Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act.

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