[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        JDRF CHILDREN'S CONGRESS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the leading global organization 
funding type 1 diabetes research.
  This week, the JDRF Children's Congress took place here in our 
Nation's Capital. Delegates from across the country visited my 
colleagues and me to help us understand what life is like with type 1 
diabetes and why research to fund life-changing therapies until a cure 
can be found is so critical.
  As part of this important event, I had the honor of meeting Madyson 
Huston, an eighth-grader at Fort LeBoeuf Middle School located in my 
district. Madyson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago and 
has since become a tremendous advocate for JDRF. I admire her 
courageous spirit and willingness to fight for a cure.
  I was encouraged by the recent passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, 
and I look forward to working with my colleagues and advocates like 
Madyson to advance similar initiatives that will improve the lives and 
health of Americans.

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