[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 126 (Monday, August 3, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING MIAMI GARDENS COUNCILWOMAN FELICIA ROBINSON

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 3, 2026

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and pay 
tribute to Miami Gardens Councilwoman Felicia Robinson, a breast cancer 
awareness advocate and founder of Miami Gardens' Breast Cancer 
Awareness ``Pink Week'', in Miami Gardens, Florida.
  Councilwoman Robinson became an advocate for breast cancer awareness 
and the fight to find a cure after the death of her aunt, who died from 
breast cancer in 1997. Over the years she participated in and sponsored 
numerous fund-raising events throughout South Florida. On October 27, 
2012, Miami Gardens will hold its first Breast Cancer Awareness ``Pink 
Week'' under Ms. Robinson's direction and leadership. Seven days of 
activities and fund raisers will be held across Miami Gardens. The goal 
is to empower, encourage and pamper women with breast cancer, as well 
as breast cancer survivors.
  Experts estimate that about one out of every eight women born today 
will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during her life. The 
strongest risk factor for breast cancer is age. A woman's risk of 
developing this disease increases as she gets older. However, thanks to 
the work Ms. Robinson is doing and improvements in cancer treatment and 
early detection, millions of women and thousands of men are surviving 
breast cancer today.
  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United 
States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of 
cancer death in women, after lung cancer. The disease occurs almost 
entirely in women, but men can get it, too. Today, there are more than 
2.9 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
  I am honored to recognize Miami Gardens Councilwoman Felicia 
Robinson, a breast cancer awareness advocate and founder of Miami 
Gardens' Breast Cancer Awareness ``Pink Week,'' for her dedication and 
commitment to our community and the fight against breast cancer.

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