[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12412]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WALK FOR HOPE TO CURE BREAST CANCER

  (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, in October thousands of south 
Floridians will participate in the City of Hope's Walk for Hope to Cure 
Breast Cancer at Aventura Mall and Sawgrass Mills. Walk for Hope 
Against Breast Cancer will help raise funds for life-saving research at 
City of Hope Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, a National 
Cancer Institute dedicated comprehensive center.
  This walk is just one step in what will be a successful journey 
toward a cure for breast cancer. This year in south Florida alone 
almost 3,000 women will die from breast cancer. In addition, over 
13,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in my area.
  I congratulate event cochairs of the walk, Lauryn Gilliam, Billy 
Fischer, Suzanne Chesser, and Cathy Blanchard. I also commend the City 
of Hope and all involved with Walk for Hope for their dedication in our 
battle against breast cancer.

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