[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H436-H437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FIGHT TO CURE CANCER

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, 3 weeks ago President Obama in this very 
Chamber called for a national moonshot initiative to fight cancer. 
Yesterday the White House proposed to allocate $1 billion over the next 
2 years to

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supplement cancer research efforts that are underway.
  The President said cancer research is at an inflection point, and he 
is right. One need only to look at the groundbreaking work on 
immunotherapy underway at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo 
to see how far the science has come.
  Last year Congress came together to increase funding to the National 
Institutes of Health by $2 billion, including a 5 percent increase to 
the National Cancer Institute. Now is not the time to let up. It is 
time to accelerate and expand our Nation's cancer fight.
  Next month the House will consider a budget resolution. I call on 
House leaders to stand behind our scientists to support Americans 
living with cancer and to include robust funding for cancer research.

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