[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H1367-H1368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOR THEIR WORK FIGHTING 
                       SICKLE CELL ANEMIA DISEASE

  (Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for their extraordinary work in 
fighting sickle cell anemia disease, and providing comprehensive 
medical care for thousands of our children in Georgia.

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  Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is the home of this Nation's largest 
pediatric sickle cell disease program with more than 1,800 children and 
teens. Georgia is home to over 8,000 people who have sickle cell 
disease, one of the Nation's most impacted populations.
  On this Thursday, February 7, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will 
be hosting a briefing at 1 p.m. right here in the Capitol in room HVC-
201 to discuss innovations in sickle cell disease treatment.
  Madam Speaker, more than 100,000 Americans have and suffer from 
sickle cell disease. It is a painful, genetic blood disorder that 
prevents the children from getting air. It is debilitating.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that we stand proudly and support the Children's 
Healthcare of Atlanta.

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