[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H6014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. YOUNG of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the month of 
October is quickly approaching. As you know, October is Breast Cancer 
Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a battle many women and men in 
this Nation have to endure.
  According to the American Cancer Society, almost 250,000 new cases of 
invasive breast cancer will have been diagnosed in the United States 
among women this year.
  Mr. Speaker, this statistic is heartbreaking. There are very few 
people who have not been affected by this horrific disease. We have 
already lost too many family members, neighbors, folks in our 
communities, and friends to the painful fight, the reality that is this 
disease.
  In Congress, we must stand by our brave women and men tirelessly 
fighting. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have joined over 270 of my 
colleagues as a cosponsor of H.R. 1197, the Accelerating the End of 
Breast Cancer Act. This critical, bipartisan bill would establish a 
commission to help end breast cancer by 2020.
  Through facilitating public-private partnerships, encouraging 
advancements in promising research, and coordinating research 
activities, this commission would help to get us closer to a cure and 
give patients and families hope.
  I am here today to honor those who have fought this fight and won, 
and I am humbled and saddened to remember those who have lost it. Those 
affected and recovering from breast cancer deserve to know their 
elected Representatives stand with them.
  Actions speak louder than words. It is time to make real progress on 
the Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act and finally get the 
supporting bill signed into law.

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