[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 53 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         TRIBUTE TO ZEESY BRUK

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I am happy to acknowledge a very 
special little girl from Montana who was named Montana's 2016 
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion Child.
  Five-year-old Zeesy Bruk is a very courageous little girl who battles 
GLUT-1 deficiency, which I have learned is a rare genetic metabolic 
disorder.
  Zeesy is a fellow Bozemanite and lives there with her parents--Rabbi 
Chaim and Chavie Bruk, who are codirectors of Chabad-Lubavitch of 
Montana and leaders in Montana's Jewish community, and her brother and 
sister.
  Zeesy has been bravely battling this disease all her life, but it 
took some time--and a lot of determination from her family--to find the 
right diagnosis. Now, thanks to a dedicated team at Shodair Children's 
Hospital in Helena, MT, I hear that Zeesy is doing wonderful and facing 
her diagnosis head on.
  During her time as a Champion Child, Zeesy and her parents will 
travel across the country--serving as an ambassador for the Treasure 
State and bringing awareness to the various medical challenges facing 
many young people across our country today.
  Thank you to Zeesy and the Bruk family for what you will do as 
ambassadors for this great State and for what you do every day for 
Montana's Jewish community. Zeesy, I look forward to following your 
year as a Champion Child--safe travels and God bless.

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