[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        H.R. 745, PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BILL

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
speak about H.R. 745, the Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education 
bill, which I introduced together with my colleague, Anna Eshoo.
  I just came from a meeting of the Pancreatic Cancer Network, and they 
are going to be lobbying on the Hill for additional funding for 
pancreatic cancer research, which is exactly what this bill does.
  Many in this chamber and many in my district know that my husband 
passed away from pancreatic cancer last August 19. This is a very, very 
special bill to me, because we will have the kind of funding so that 
there can be an early warning detection system for those who may have 
pancreatic cancer. Catching pancreatic cancer in the early stages is 
absolutely necessary. So, again, that bill is H.R. 745.
  I was a little disillusioned to hear one of the people who was at 
this event today tell me that when they went to their Member of 
Congress, their Member of Congress said, ``Well, I am sorry, but you 
are a special interest group.'' Yes, they are a special interest group. 
They lost a loved one to pancreatic cancer.
  I urge my colleagues to please listen to the family members of those 
who have lost loved ones to pancreatic cancer.

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