[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              CANCER CARE

  (Mr. LOEBSACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOEBSACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to highlight the benefits 
of cancer research and the importance of funding for the National 
Institutes of Health. In my home State of Iowa alone, 17,480 people 
will be diagnosed with cancer this year and 6,420 will lose their 
battles with this disease. Like every State, Iowa receives essential 
funding from the NIH.
  NIH funds lifesaving medical research that is leading to the 
development of new and better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat 
cancer and other diseases. The research takes place at thousands of 
universities, hospitals, cancer centers, and laboratories across the 
country, including at the University of Iowa's Holden Comprehensive 
Cancer Center. In addition to the obvious benefits of combating cancer 
and so many other diseases, NIH funding supports economic activity and 
jobs, something we often don't think about. In 2012, NIH funding 
supported 3,934 jobs in Iowa alone.
  Funding for cancer research and the NIH, I believe, must be a top 
priority. I urge Congress to support this lifesaving research.

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