[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WORKING TOWARDS A CURE

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, the month of October is Breast Cancer 
Awareness Month, and I rise today to call attention and awareness to 
this disease and to recognize the many women and men in America who are 
fighting it.
  The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 230,000 women 
and 2,350 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and over 
40,000 women and men will, sadly, lose their battle.
  Every day brilliant researchers in our country are working towards a 
cure. We must honor their commitment with full funding of the National 
Institutes of Health to ensure that we are meeting our commitment to 
them and the millions of lives affected by cancer each year.
  That is why I supported the 21st Century Cures bill that passed the 
House earlier this year with a majority of each party in support. That 
is also why I am renewing my call to double NIH funding over the coming 
decade to recruit, retain, and invest in the people and research that 
will save lives, grow our economy, and save us trillions.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the ``moonshot,'' as our Vice President 
called it earlier this week. It is time for this Congress to make 
curing cancer its signature priority.

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