[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1269]
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             HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY CANCER

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                       HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2016

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor those who have been 
touched by cancer and those lost to the disease.
  Almost every family in America has been impacted by cancer, one of 
the great public health challenges of our time.
  I am glad to honor my late mother, Hazel Payne, who lost her battle 
to brain cancer when I was four years old. And my late father, 
Congressman Donald Payne, Sr., who lost his battle to colorectal cancer 
four and a half years ago.
  The best way we can honor those touched by cancer is to make the 
disease a national priority.
  Today, we have a real opportunity to accelerate advances in cancer 
prevention, detection, and treatment, and to decrease the number of 
people suffering from this disease.
  Congress should increase funding to the National Institutes of Health 
and National Cancer Institute for life-saving research and advancement.
  If we're going to win the fight against cancer, we need to provide 
the resources necessary to develop new treatments, and we need to 
accelerate research that is under way.
  Organizations like the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, 
which held its annual Lights of Hope ceremony in Washington, D.C. last 
night, deserve our gratitude for their tireless efforts against cancer.
  Only by coming together in this fight will we find a cure.

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