[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H939-H940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THE FLANNEL CHECK CHALLENGE

  (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to raise awareness of the 
need for annual physicals through my participation in the Flannel Check 
Challenge.
  The goal of Flannel Check is simple: Wear flannel; schedule your 
annual physical screening; and cure diseases early.
  Some may ask, why flannel? The answer is that every individual 
disease has a color to raise awareness, like pink for breast cancer, 
light blue for prostate cancer, red for heart disease, and so on. 
Flannel and plaid patterns, which come in countless color combinations, 
create one identifiable pattern for all diseases.
  The unfortunate reality is that disease is all around, and the key to 
defeating any disease is by catching it early through annual physicals. 
However, only 20 to 25 percent of males and

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60 to 65 percent of females go in for physicals every year.
  Madam Speaker, we must work together to raise awareness on this 
important issue. So I encourage everyone to participate in Flannel 
Check's challenge by wearing flannel and scheduling an annual physical 
today.
  Together, we can help save lives.

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