[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and 
recognition of a good friend, a mentor, and someone who proudly 
represented the great State of Washington, former Representative 
Jennifer Dunn. She tragically died of a pulmonary embolism in 2007.
  Today, my colleague and I, Congresswoman Lois Capps, are introducing 
a resolution marking the second Tuesday in March as the National DVT 
Screening Day. It is appropriate that we do so because deep vein 
thrombosis is killing about 300,000 people in the U.S. today. It is 
common, but preventable. It is time to make screening a health 
priority, and urge health care providers and patients to be aware of 
this silent killer.
  Jennifer had an unwavering commitment to women and families in 
America and around the world. Let us remember her and others as we 
recognize the risks and treatment for DVT.

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