[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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         HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS WORKING TO END PEDIATRIC CANCER

  (Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, in the United States, a child 
is diagnosed with cancer every 36 minutes. Cancer remains the leading 
cause of death by disease for children under 15.
  Now, each September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I 
would just like to point out there is a program by Hyundai Motor 
America and Hyundai dealers. We have raised over $72 million in the 
fight against pediatric cancer. We have been able to turn back the 
clock, and at this time we can say that almost 85 percent of children 
diagnosed with this dreaded disease survive. So it is with great pride 
that I'm here this evening.
  I would also like to point out that this past July, Hyundai Hope on 
Wheels awarded a $75,000 grant to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at 
the University of Pittsburgh, which will help Dr. J. Anthony Graves 
continue his cancer therapies to treat children from the Third District 
of Pennsylvania and beyond.

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