[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S3189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     National Cancer Survivors Day

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, the first Sunday in June is National 
Cancer Survivors Day. According to the National Cancer Institute, there 
are 18.1 million cancer survivors in the United States.
  We have made great strides in recent decades to prevent and to battle 
cancer. The disease is the second leading cause of death in our 
country.
  I know how a cancer diagnosis impacts a family, as a result of my 
wife Barbara's own diagnosis and victory over breast cancer 38 years 
ago. For sure, early detection and access to treatment saved Barbara's 
life.
  Now, Iowa is a rural State. A majority of our States are rural 
States, and every State in the United States has rural areas in it.
  Of course, it is difficult to deliver quality healthcare in rural 
America, but it is being delivered. To accomplish that, I have 
championed policies to keep the delivery of healthcare services 
accessible in rural America.
  Access to quality healthcare should not be determined by your ZIP 
Code. Keeping rural and community clinics open and telehealth services 
available is a lifeline for cancer patients.
  This day, National Cancer Survivors Day, is dedicated to celebrating 
cancer survivors and acknowledging the struggle and strength it took to 
overcome the disease.
  We stand with you.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant executive clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.