[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO END BREAST CANCER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Breast 
Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among 
women, and today I wish to honor those fighters, survivors, and 
families it impacts, such as the Edwards family of Washington Crossing, 
Bucks County. Tracy Edwards was just 47 years old, a wife, mother, 
daughter, sister, and a courageous fighter to the end.
  The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 300,000 new cases 
of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. It 
is critical that we understand that the battle against this disease 
does not end when the pink ribbons go away.
  I fully understand the vital role leaders play here in Washington 
every day in supporting groundbreaking research and that we must fight 
for better treatments, finding a cure, and ultimately defeating breast 
cancer. Let's work together to end it once and for all.

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