[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11531]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SUPPORT OF ROBUST FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE 
                       NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 16, 2013

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of 
robust funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National 
Cancer Institute. This funding is critically necessary to support life-
saving research for diseases like pancreatic cancer.
  In the 112th Congress, I cosponsored the Recalcitrant Cancer Research 
Act, which calls on the National Cancer Institute to develop a 
scientific framework for combating pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. 
This scientific framework will identify the most promising avenues for 
research and coordinate resources to achieve a greater impact.
  Mr. Speaker, strategic investment in pancreatic cancer research is 
absolutely crucial. While overall cancer incidence and death rates are 
declining, pancreatic cancer remains the deadliest of all major forms 
of cancer. Pancreatic cancer has a devastatingly low five-year survival 
rate of just six percent, and it will impact over 45,000 Americans this 
year.
  Unfortunately, funding for the NIH and the National Cancer Institute 
has been declining due to inflation and sequestration. I urge my 
colleagues to support a permanent fix to sequestration and provide the 
resources needed to help every American suffering from cancer.

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