[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E579-E580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               16TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF WORLD LUPUS DAY

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                        HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 10, 2019

  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Madam Speaker, today marks the 16th annual 
observance of World Lupus Day. It serves as a forum for lupus 
organizations and advocates to call attention to the need for increases 
in funding for medical research, educational programs, and improved 
access to medical care.
  Lupus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that is highly 
individualized, extremely volatile and can affect any organ system of 
the body, including the skin, joints, kidney, brain, heart, lungs, 
blood and blood vessels. It currently affects over 300,000 Americans, 
and there is no known cause or cure.
  There is no limit to lupus and it affects all nationalities, race, 
ethnicities, gender and age. For example, it is the leading cause of 
kidney disease, stroke, and premature cardiovascular disease in young 
women, and affects woman 9 times more often than men.
  With continued commitment to this important day, I would like to 
again recognize World Lupus Day and demonstrate our nation's concerns 
for the needs of millions of Americans and their families affected by 
lupus.

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