[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5058-5059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       NEW JERSEY'S LIFE SCIENCES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the contributions of 
the biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies in New Jersey to 
Hurricane Sandy relief activities.
  New Jersey companies in the biopharmaceutical field have donated an

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estimated $11.1 million towards Sandy relief efforts. The New Jersey 
biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies made contributions 
to a large number of organizations, including the American Red Cross, 
AmeriCares, Direct Relief International, Feeding America, the Salvation 
Army, Save the Children, United Way, and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey 
Relief Fund.
  The community also coordinated with the Department of Health and 
Human Services to ensure an uninterrupted supply chain of critical 
life-saving drugs as well as having teamed up with local pharmacies to 
provide free or discounted prescriptions to affected patients. In 
addition, individual companies performed a variety of services in the 
immediate aftermath of Sandy, including the distribution of hygiene 
kits; providing generators to local municipalities; deploying emergency 
decontamination units; preparing food for first responders; and working 
to supply hospitals, pharmacies, and retailers with supplies that their 
patients and customers needed.
  While our community as a whole came together to provide relief to the 
victims of Sandy, we thank the biopharmaceutical industry of New 
Jersey.

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