[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 194 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CALLING ATTENTION TO LYME DISEASE

  (Mr. DELGADO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DELGADO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to call attention to an 
urgent issue in upstate New York. Lyme and tick-borne diseases are 
deeply prevalent in my district, New York 19, and across the country.
  From 2007 to 2017, Lyme disease cases rose by 78 percent in my 
district. Approximately half of adult deer ticks in the State carry the 
bacteria that causes Lyme disease. We should be doing all we can to 
address this and invest in more effective ways to both diagnose and 
treat this disease.
  That is why this week, I, along with fellow members of the bipartisan 
Lyme Disease Caucus, introduced legislation to supplement 
congressionally appropriated funding for research with the Stamp Out 
Lyme Disease Act. Our bill would create a postage stamp to raise 
awareness about the disease and directly support medical research to 
treat and cure tick-borne illnesses.
  I urge the House to take up this legislation and move us closer to a 
cure.

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