[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      LA LIGA CONTRA EL CANCER PROUDLY SERVES FLORIDA COMMUNITIES

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, the League Against Cancer or La Liga 
Contra el Cancer, as it is more commonly known in my congressional 
district, recently raised over $3 million for cancer patients during 
its 25th annual telethon.
  Florida ranks second in the incidence of cancer, as one in every two 
men and one of every two women are diagnosed over a life-span.
  La Liga never turns away cancer patients, and I wish to commend its 
president, Dr. George Suarez and its VP, Brenda Moreira, and the 
hundreds of volunteers and sponsors who give hope to thousands of 
Florida's victims of cancer.
  Low-income and uninsured cancer patients come to the League for life-
saving treatment. Over 300 Miami-Dade board-certified doctors and 
hundreds of community members volunteer their time and skills and work 
tirelessly to help cancer victims.
  Last year, with the budget deficit, La Liga provided life-saving 
services to almost 4,000 patients, all of whom were legal residents of 
Florida. We thank La Liga Contra el Cancer for its proud record of 
service to our community.

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