[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING PAUL ALLEN'S PERSONAL DONATION OF $300 MILLION FOR BRAIN 
                                RESEARCH

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                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 26, 2012

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS.  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in my role as co-
chair of the bipartisan Congressional Neuroscience Caucus. The caucus 
works on a bipartisan basis to share the latest developments in 
neuroscience so that we might unlock new insights and new cures.
  Yesterday was a historic day in the neuroscience research community. 
That's because yesterday, Paul Allen made a personal donation of $300 
million to help better understand the human brain.
  This is one of the largest donations ever for brain research. But it 
is not the first. Mr. Allen--best known as the co-founder of 
Microsoft--made a $100 million donation nine years ago when he launched 
the Allen Institute for Brain Science. In fact, he now has contributed 
some $500 million to this great quest.
  I would like to recognize Mr. Allen and wish his amazing team of 
scientists success, because all of society stands to benefit.

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