[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         21ST CENTURY CURES ACT

  (Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, we have all heard the 
phrase ``if you have your health, you have everything.''
  But for many who are suffering from debilitating diseases or caring 
for a family member with one, their ability to pursue life, liberty, 
and happiness is interrupted.
  Mr. Speaker, the reason entitlement spending is so vast in this 
country is because we have diseases and conditions requiring countless 
dollars.
  We are America, the greatest country in the world. We have big ideas, 
and we want to provide the best future for our children and our 
grandchildren.
  The 21st Century Cures Act is just one of those big ideas that will 
produce numerous benefits for everyone. And for fiscal conservatives 
like myself, we should appreciate this bill and its passage with 
overwhelming support.
  In our healthcare system, we diagnose disease, we treat symptoms, and 
we have thousands of new seniors on Medicare every day that we must 
take care of. The passage of this 21st Century Cures Act is a 
definitive way to take care of every American family.
  Today we waged war on disease.

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