[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PREVENTABLE CHILD AND MATERNAL DEATHS

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of our children 
and salute the medical researchers and the pediatricians who are 
seeking to find cures for debilitating and preventable childhood 
diseases.
  The leadership of the U.S. is crucial in helping end many of these 
childhood and maternal deaths. That is why we have included specific 
provisions in 21st Century Cures for children.
  Cures bring benefits. Let me give you an example: polio. In 1988, the 
World Health Organization had a resolution to support the worldwide 
eradication of polio. Through the work of American researchers, private 
citizens, and Rotarians, polio vaccines have nearly eradicated this 
scourge worldwide.
  American leadership should continue to help end preventable childhood 
and maternal deaths.

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