[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 38 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               IN HONOR OF THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Cystic Fibrosis 
Foundation. Cystic fibrosis is not a disease that affects a lot of 
Americans; but of the Americans it does affect, it compromises and, all 
too often, prematurely ends their lives.
  I had the good and great fortune to just meet with a number of my 
constituents, including some young constituents who are with me in the 
Chamber today, who are very concerned and involved with cystic 
fibrosis.
  We are an enlightened and good society because we invest the money 
necessary to solve the problems that affect our children, our people. 
We spend money on cures to eradicate diseases that compromise and end 
the quality of life for so many of our citizens. So as we do the hard 
work of getting our budget in order, I ask that this Chamber not erode 
that good work that we do.

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