[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF HUGH NIE

  (Ms. ELFRETH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ELFRETH. Mr. Speaker, on May 30, Severna Park and Maryland's 
Third Congressional District lost one of our youngest members of our 
community, Hugh Nie. Hugh was not even 18 months old when he died of 
sudden, unexplained death in childhood, or SUDC.
  Hugh's parents, Eddie and Jessica, who are here today, described him 
as joy personified. He loved going to the park, circle time at the 
library, and getting booped in the nose at bath time.
  With his loved ones, Hugh read over 1,000 books and was a dear friend 
to our public library system. In Hugh's memory, our community is now 
building Hugh's Corner at the Severna Park Library.
  Mr. Speaker, there are approximately 400 cases of SUDC in the U.S. 
every year. Without a known cause or form of prevention, the NIH 
research conducted on SUDC is critical and could be lifesaving.
  I urge my colleagues to join in supporting full funding for the NIH's 
lifesaving work so that not another family has to experience what the 
Nies have endured.

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