[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, November is National Alzheimer's Disease 
Awareness Month. And as this month comes to a close, I want to draw 
attention to H.R. 1897, the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act.
  With over 5 million Americans suffering from this degenerative 
disease of the brain, Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death 
in the United States, and it's important that we find a cure, and work 
to find a cure, to ease the suffering of those who are affected as well 
as their families.
  Mr. Speaker, the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act would encourage the 
development of public-private partnerships with universities, 
pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and help them pursue the 
development of Alzheimer's treatments.
  As a cosponsor of this legislation, the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act, 
I do ask my colleagues, whether you have a loved one affected by this 
disease or not, to sign on as a cosponsor of this legislation so we can 
find a cure to this terrible disease.

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