[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 41 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMEMORATING BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK

  (Mr. RUNYAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Brain Awareness 
Week and to highlight the progress scientists are making to better 
understand the brain and brain-based illnesses that impact millions of 
Americans. Such illnesses include multiple sclerosis, autism and a 
disease that affects my family personally, Alzheimer's disease.
  During Brain Awareness Week, scientists work to educate students and 
the public about the work that they do to unravel the mysteries of the 
brain and how their work can result in treatments for many brain-
related illnesses.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that during this upcoming constituent 
workweek, I will join students from Shawnee High School in Medford 
Township, New Jersey, as they recognize Brain Awareness Week during 
their sixth annual Brain Day. I applaud the students at Shawnee High 
School, along with scientists engaged in this important work. Their 
hard work is key to finding future treatments that we need desperately.

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