[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 196 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1313-E1314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO HONOR ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D.

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2022

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the work of Dr. 
Anthony Fauci who is retiring from public service after dedicating 
nearly six decades to improving the health and wellbeing of the 
American people and saving countless lives.
  As former President Barack Obama declared, Dr. Fauci is ``a once-in-
a-century public health leader.'' As Director of the National Institute 
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, Dr. Fauci has managed 
and overseen an extensive multibillion dollar research portfolio on 
HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, malaria, Ebola, Zika, 
and Covid-19. He has advised seven Presidents and is respected and 
admired globally, especially for his work as one of the principal 
architects of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
  As the author of more than 1,400 scientific publications and as the 
44th most-cited living researcher, he has made seminal contributions to 
the study of HIV, rheumatology, and immunoregulation. He is the 
recipient of prestigious awards, including the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom, the National Medal of Science, the George M. Kober Medal of 
the Association of American Physicians, and the Mary Woodard Lasker 
Award for Public Service. He also has received 58 honorary doctoral 
degrees from universities in the United States and abroad. He is a 
member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of 
Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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  Beyond his scientific genius, Dr. Fauci has served our Nation with 
compassion and bravery. During the 1980s and 1990s, he personally cared 
for HIV-infected patients and for the first time, brought patient 
voices into the drug development process. In 2014, Dr. Fauci helped 
treat and notably hugged a nurse who had recovered from the Ebola 
virus, and he has treated Covid-19 patients on a near-daily basis. As 
Dr. Fauci has carried on with his noble work on Covid-19, he has been 
subjected to personal attacks and death threats that have required 
security protection for himself and his family, but he has retained his 
unswerving commitment to the wellbeing of the American people.
  I have served on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for 28 
years, with jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health. From 
that position, I have benefited from Dr. Fauci's trusted testimony and 
expertise. His steady hand and scientific integrity have guided 
Congress for decades and his advice will be deeply missed. My work has 
been consistently shaped by Dr. Fauci's advice and it's been the 
privilege of a lifetime to serve with one of the greatest public 
servants of our country.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House to join me in thanking Dr. 
Anthony Fauci for his extraordinary service and in wishing him every 
blessing in the next chapter of his life. He is a good and great man 
and we are a stronger, healthier nation because of him and his work.

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