[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H6375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     SUPPORT INNOVATION, RESEARCH, AND LIFESAVING CURES TO DISEASES

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of innovation, 
research, and lifesaving cures to diseases that affect every family in 
every neighborhood of America.
  We are set to begin a new era in Washington in January, but we still 
have the opportunity to accomplish meaningful change before the end of 
this year. We have the opportunity to save lives by passing the 21st 
Century Cures Act and getting it signed into law.
  For example, right now, each year, 700,000 people die with 
Alzheimer's disease annually. By 2050, estimates are that our country 
will spend over $1 trillion alone just to treat patients with 
Alzheimer's. Yet, we spend just a few hundred million dollars a year on 
Alzheimer's research.
  This weekend, 60 Minutes highlighted an NIH-backed Alzheimer's study 
and the amazing work our researchers are doing to find a cure for this 
dreadful disease.
  21st Century Cures increases our commitment to studies like these by 
adding almost $5 billion in new investment for research over the next 
10 years.
  Mr. Speaker, if we support 21st Century Cures, we not only save 
lives, but our investment will pay for itself a thousand times over.

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