[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3293--
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Kevin Brady, Texas 8th Congressional 
District
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293--Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project: Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Program
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention
  Requesting Entity: Pulmonary Hypertension Association
  Address of Requesting Entity: 801 Roeder Rd., Suite 400, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910
  I have supported strengthening Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) education 
for over ten years; and for this reason and for the third year in a 
row, I have requested funding to strengthen and continue a successful 
partnership between the non-profit Pulmonary Hypertension Association 
and the Centers for Disease Control. PH is a serious and often fatal 
condition where the blood pressure in the lungs rises to dangerously 
high levels. In PH patients the walls of the arteries that take blood 
from the right side of the heart to the lungs thicken and constrict. As 
a result, the right side of the heart has to pump harder to move blood 
into the lungs, causing it to enlarge and ultimately fail.
  This request will allow the partners to continue to develop a 
pulmonary hypertension awareness program to better educate the medical 
community and the public about the disease, and lead to earlier 
diagnosis and longer life spans.
  The $250,000 included in this bill for this project will be allocated 
to continue two components in the fight against pulmonary hypertension: 
the PHA Online University, a curriculum-based website for medical 
professionals, and a significant expansion of PHAware, a grassroots 
media campaign.
  I also appreciate the Committee's support through report language 
encouraging further collaboration and research efforts on pulmonary 
hypertension within government agencies. The efforts of these 
organizations on issues including lung transplantation, the 
establishment of a PH Clinical Research Network and the increase in 
pulmonary hypertension diagnoses related to the abuse of 
methamphetamine will further our understanding of this disease.

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