[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORTING HOPE FOR VISION

  (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, I rise today in support of Hope for 
Vision, a dynamic new organization dedicated to raising awareness of 
retinal degenerative and other blinding diseases, to providing 
information to help those coping with vision loss and to developing the 
tools required to support funding for research.
  The organization was founded by my dear friends and constituents, the 
Lidski family. The premise of Hope for Vision is that the American 
people can help speed the pace of development of treatments so that 
those losing sight will see again.
  Each of the tens of millions of afflicted individuals in our great 
country has a community of friends and families and colleagues. Hope 
for Vision seeks to reach those communities and to enlist their support 
for their mission of vision.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in spreading the uplifting mission of 
Hope for Vision until sight is a reality for all.

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