[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 106 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H4972]
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                         21ST CENTURY CURES ACT

  (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, today, we have 10,000 known diseases, most 
of which are considered rare. However, we only have 500 cures for these 
diseases. Americans can do better than that, and today, we have that 
opportunity to do so.
  We have a bill that will be heard here on the floor today, the 21st 
Century Cures Act, which I am proud to be a cosponsor of and thrilled 
to see that we actually have an opportunity to help so many people with 
increased funding so that we can help find some cures, help people--
sometimes in our own family, people that we know, our friends--with 
some of the diseases and some of the things that we face.
  Finally, today, with all the negative press that we have got, we have 
an opportunity to actually do something to be proud of, something that 
actually makes a difference for people in our own community.
  Again, I ask that this House approve this bill.

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