[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 107 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ALLEVIATES SUFFERING

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, biomedical research can 
accelerate discoveries to alleviate human suffering due to illness if 
we allow it.
  The speed with which the COVID-19 vaccines were developed using 
groundbreaking messenger RNA technology is one of the most important 
biomedical advancements in 100 years.
  By establishing the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, 
otherwise known as ARPA-H, we can harness those lessons for new 
discoveries in many other diseases.
  The potential for lifesaving treatments for devastating conditions 
like ALS, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and cancer is right in front of us. 
For millions of Americans suffering and the people who love them, this 
can't come soon enough.

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