[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 184 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IT IS TIME TO ACT FOR ALS

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in unity with Americans 
suffering from ALS and their families, who are desperate for effective 
treatments and, one day, a cure.
  I made it my mission to pass the ACT for ALS Act because people with 
ALS deserve a chance to fight the disease. They deserve a research and 
development infrastructure that is compassionate today while looking to 
the future.
  My friend, Brian Wallach, who was diagnosed with ALS 4 years ago, 
told Congress that this fight is the closing argument for his life. I 
can't look him in the eye and tell him we have to wait. None of us 
should.
  I am profoundly grateful to each and every one of the 325 cosponsors 
of this bill, as are families impacted by ALS all around the country. 
This is the most cosponsors of any bill that has not yet gotten a vote 
in this Congress.
  It is time for us to act. It is time to act for ALS.

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