[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF MS. BRENDA PHILLIPS-HONG AND HER SISTAH STRUT 
                                  WALK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Stauber). The Chair recognizes the 
gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. Sewell) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the exemplary and 
extraordinary work of Ms. Brenda Phillips-Hong, the founder of Brenda's 
Brown Bosom Buddies in Birmingham, Alabama, ahead of her annual Sistah 
Strut Walk to fight breast cancer.
  A survivor herself, Ms. Brenda's organization is dedicated to 
supporting, educating, and advocating for early detection of breast 
cancer for minority, low-income, and underserved women and men. Not 
only does it provide a support system for patients, but her 
organization also helps to connect them to transportation to and from 
treatments.
  Ms. Brenda's work has changed countless lives in Birmingham and in 
Jefferson County, particularly for Black women, who are 40 percent more 
likely to die from breast cancer than White women. We are so grateful 
that she has decided to turn her pain into purpose and use her own 
story to make a difference in the lives of so many.
  As we prepare to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, 
let us remember that early detection is our best protection.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the amazing work of 
breast cancer survivor and community leader, Ms. Brenda Phillips-Hong. 
May this year's Sistah Strut Walk be the best one ever.

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