[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 171 (Wednesday, December 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING NICHOLAS CAVAROCCHI SR.

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 4, 2013

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Nicholas 
Cavarocchi Sr., a tireless advocate for oral health research, on the 
occasion of his retirement from CRD Associates and as the principal 
consultant for the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) 
after 33 years.
  Throughout his career, Nick has worked on every facet of health 
policy, from organizing an industry/patient coalition that led to the 
creation of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and 
Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health to co-founding the 
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, the preeminent advocacy voice for 
supporting biomedical research. As a former senior health advisor to 
the House Appropriations Committee he worked to sustain NIH and Public 
Health Service programs that improve the health and well-being of 
millions of Americans.
  As the lead consultant for the AADR, Nick worked to educate members 
of Congress about the value and importance of the National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research. Throughout the past 33 years much 
progress has been made as a result of NIDCR supported research, which 
helped reduce the burden of oral disease and led to better oral health 
for tens of millions of Americans. Through AADR, Nick helped to 
mobilize thousands of oral health researchers throughout the country, 
encouraging them to reach out to members of Congress and tell us about 
the tremendous strides that have already been made and the promise 
dental research holds for further advances against oral disease and 
other disorders.
  Mr. Speaker, this month a longtime champion for oral health, and a 
friend, is closing a chapter and opening a new one. I wish Nick all the 
best in his retirement and in this new phase of his life.

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