[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RESTORATION OF FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a survivor of stage IV 
cancer to express my astonishment and to object to the Trump 
administration's cuts to American cancer research.
  Over the last 50 years, the 5-year cancer survival rate for people 
like myself has risen from 49 percent to 68 percent. This is largely 
because of American taxpayers' investment in the brilliant researchers 
at the National Cancer Institute.
  The administration's cuts to the National Cancer Institute's spending 
by $842 million in its first 7 months alone put that trend in jeopardy. 
Just as a return on investment, this is astonishingly bad. For every $1 
spent by American taxpayers at NCI, they get almost $3 back. Experts 
warn that we will lose a generation of scientists because of this 
recklessness.
  I urge the administration and my Republican colleagues to reverse 
course, maintain our global leadership, and work toward a better future 
for the 40 percent of Americans who will be diagnosed with cancer in 
their lifetimes.

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