[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF FARIS VIRANI

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, in his 9 years with us, Faris Virani used 
his short life to paint a masterpiece.
  At 6 years old, he was told he had Ewing sarcoma, a deadly, 
aggressive form of childhood cancer. He never complained or asked, 
``Why me?'' He was thankful to God for the gift of life.
  When his family and friends felt down, he picked them up with his 
trademark line, ``Let's go with the flow.'' Faris and his mom, Asha, 
going with the flow.
  He knew his short life was going to make this world better, and that 
life became the force behind his Ewing Sarcoma Center at Texas 
Children's Hospital that bears his name.
  He was frustrated that every September Childhood Cancer Awareness 
Month and its gold color were largely forgotten by the American people. 
He said: ``Mom, when I grow up, I will let there be gold.''
  Faris, we hear you and, in unison, we say, ``Let there be gold.''
  In closing, Madam Speaker, I will say, in memory of Faris, please, 
let there be gold. Celebrate this young man's life.
  God bless Faris Virani.

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