[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 185 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION ONE WALK

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, I walked in 
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk at Segra Park, home 
of the famous Columbia Fireflies. I am grateful to have been able to 
support such an important cause and walk in support of eradicating type 
1 diabetes.
  The money raised at the JDRF One Walk in Columbia supports life-
changing research that gives hope to those impacted by type 1 diabetes. 
It is an autoimmune disease that strikes suddenly and is serious and 
stressful to families, challenging families across our district.
  Currently, there is nothing that can be done to prevent type 1 
diabetes and there is no cure. JDRF is a leader in funding diabetes 
research, motivated by their vision of a world without type 1 diabetes. 
This organization works tirelessly to improve the lives of those 
affected by this disease by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to 
cure, prevent, and treat diabetes.
  I appreciate JDRF Palmetto Chapter Development Director Beth McCrary 
for her hard work and success in coordinating the JDRF Walk in Columbia 
and for her advocacy for ending type 1 diabetes.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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