[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION THANK YOU

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud President Barack 
Obama for signing the Presidential proclamation recognizing March 2014 
as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
  I would also like to give a special thanks to the 146 Members of 
Congress who signed onto the letter I authored and sent to the 
President requesting the issuance of this proclamation.
  Finally, but more importantly, thank you to the colorectal cancer 
community who have given their time, sweat, and tears to raise 
awareness about prevention and early detection. Our efforts have not 
gone unnoticed.
  This month, the highest office in the land, the President of the 
United States, brought national attention to our fight.
  What better way to pay tribute by remembering those who have lost 
their battles to colon cancer, such as my late father, the honorable 
Congressman Donald Payne, Sr., who I followed into Congress, who lost 
his battle with cancer 2 years ago today.
  This proclamation honors his memory and it honors those who are 
fighting the battle against colon cancer today.

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