[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5961-H5962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING WORLD PSORIASIS DAY

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, tomorrow we will recognize 
World Psoriasis Day. Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are diseases 
that affect over 125 million people worldwide.
  As a practicing dermatologist for 25 years, I have seen firsthand the 
toll that this condition can have on patients. This disease can often 
have serious and long-lasting consequences, including anxiety, 
depression, diabetes, and even cardiac issues.
  In the past, we were often, unfortunately, unsuccessful in treating 
the symptoms that the men and women battling psoriasis face each and 
every day.
  Recently, however, we are seeing new treatments and therapies that 
have dramatically improved our fight against psoriasis.

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  Finding new and more effective treatments or finding a cure to this 
disease will take all of us. It will take doctors, it will take 
legislators, researchers, patients, and advocates working together to 
find solutions.
  It is my promise that I will continue working to address the disease 
of psoriasis.

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