[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the importance of 
carbon monoxide awareness.
  Each year, 400 people in the United States die from carbon monoxide 
poisoning, making it the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths 
in the country. The real tragedy is that these deaths could be 
prevented through the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in the 
home.
  In January 2009, western New York teenager Amanda Hansen tragically 
passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a defective 
boiler.
  After Amanda's tragic death, her family created the Amanda Hansen 
Foundation, which aims to educate and promote the awareness of carbon 
monoxide poisoning and to help those who cannot afford it to obtain and 
install CO detectors. I join them in encouraging all Americans to 
prevent carbon monoxide-related tragedies by installing detectors in 
their homes.
  It is for Amanda and for others who have unnecessarily died that I am 
a cosponsor of H.R. 4864, the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act. 
This legislation would help States and local governments implement 
education programs, develop training materials, and buy and install CO 
alarms in schools and homes.

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