[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BIGGER AND BETTER IN TEXAS

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, being from Texas, I am frequently asked, 
are things truly bigger in Texas? And the answer, of course, is yes. As 
you work your way down that list of cattle farms and oil wells, put a 
big checkmark next to biomedical research.
  Mr. Speaker, in the State of Texas, the 15 members of the University 
of Texas system in the year 2004 contributed almost $13 billion to the 
economy of the State. They created over 111,000 jobs between them.
  Now, one of six medical research institutions in Texas is the 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Back in World War II 
when Baylor College of Medicine left for Houston, the University of 
Texas Southwestern Medical School was started in an abandoned Army 
barracks; and from those humble beginnings, they have become a 
powerhouse in medical education, patient care, and research.
  Mr. Speaker, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School 
boasts four Nobel Laureates. They have a new medical research tower 
which is being completed, and advances in medical imaging are going to 
be housed in that tower, as well as a new alliance for cellular 
signaling, to investigate how cells talk to each other will be housed 
in that building. With the acquisition of Zale Lipshy Hospital and St. 
Paul Hospital and the historic association with Parkland Memorial 
Hospital, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School has a 
total package.
  So biomedical research, not only bigger, but better in Texas.

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