[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CELEBRATING NATIONAL VA RESEARCH WEEK

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, this week is National VA Research Week, 
recognizing 85 years of VA medical research. Since 1925, the VA has led 
the way in cutting-edge medical research, turning ideas into 
discoveries and into innovations which have improved the quality of 
life for generations of our military veterans.
  Many Americans may not realize that some of medical science's 
greatest achievements have been as the result of research conducted at 
the VA. The CAT scan and the cardiac pacemaker are but two of the 
trailblazing innovations made possible through VA-funded research.
  Today, the VA is the worldwide leader in important medical research, 
such as in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries and 
of neuroprosthetic technologies related to amputations and to spinal 
cord injuries of our brave wounded warriors.
  So, this week, as we celebrate the pioneers of the past 85 years, let 
us also recognize today's VA researchers, who are leading the way to 
finding the medical breakthroughs of tomorrow.

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