[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TESTIMONIAL ON SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOUNDATION AND BREAST CANCER 
                            AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. BROWN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today I stand as a proud 
cosponsor of a resolution honoring Nancy Goodman Brinker, founder of 
the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. This October marks the 25th 
anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the 27th 
anniversary of Komen for the Cure.
  In the Palmetto State, breast cancer occurs in over 5,000 women a 
year and kills over 1,000, but according to the American Cancer 
Society, these numbers have been falling since the 1990s. However, 
there is always more to be done, and we can all get involved in 
promoting breast cancer awareness.
  This Sunday is the 16th Annual Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure in 
Charleston and I congratulate our local affiliate staff, Lindsay 
Wiltshire, Michelle Temple, Lucy Spears, Taffy Tamblyn and Patricia 
Simon for their hard work organizing this event. Their efforts bring us 
all closer to the ultimate goal of a world without breast cancer. We 
are very proud of them and all of their efforts in the First 
Congressional District.

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