[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 132 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





   SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S 12-YEAR-OLD SABINE RIVERA ADVOCATES FOR MORE 
                       DIABETES RESEARCH FUNDING

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                          HON. FRANCIS ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2019

  Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Sabine Rivera, a 12-year-old from Southwest Florida who is doing 
important work to advocate for more diabetes research funding. She and 
more than 100 other children have traveled to Washington with the 
Junior Diabetes Research Foundation to ask that members of Congress 
renew the special diabetes program.
  Sabine has type 1 diabetes and relies on insulin in her day-to-day 
life. As the price of insulin continues to rise drastically, some 
Americans are being forced to ration their doses, which is dangerous 
and potentially deadly. Last summer, Sabine's family was paying $450 a 
month for insulin.
  This is why Sabine advocates for herself and other diabetes patients. 
She is working hard to convince legislators to fund more diabetes 
research and to hopefully find a cure. In 30 years, more than 5 million 
Americans are expected to have type 1 diabetes, so decreasing the cost 
of insulin and working to find a cure is an important issue for a 
growing portion of America's citizens.
  I am grateful for Sabine and her passion to fight for diabetes 
patients across the nation. I am proud to have her as a member of our 
Southwest Florida community and look forward to her bright future.

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