[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  ALZHEIMER'S & BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness 
Month. Alzheimer's is the only top 10 cause of death in America that 
cannot be prevented or cured; however, we are making strides.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, is a historic, 
nonpartisan bill that will help spur the development of cures and 
treatments more quickly to help patients with chronic or rare 
conditions.
  I am an original cosponsor of a provision in H.R. 6 to create a 
national data collection system for neurological diseases. Better data 
will pave the path toward better treatments.
  In April, I held a neurological disease roundtable in my district to 
engage with doctors and patients, including Ron Hall, a constituent and 
Alzheimer's patient. We discussed how to advance the development of 
treatments and cures for diseases like Alzheimer's.
  Mr. Speaker, by working together, we can help Alzheimer's patients.

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