[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12236]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      FINDING A CURE FOR DIABETES

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the 1.25 million 
American children and adults with type 1 diabetes.
  As Members of Congress, we have the privilege of meeting with 
individuals from our home States advocating on various issues. All come 
from different backgrounds and different experiences; however, they all 
have one thing in common: they come to Washington looking to change our 
Nation.
  Last week, I had the honor of meeting with 11-year-old Skye Archibald 
from Exeter, New Hampshire, who was in Washington as part of the 
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Children's Congress. Skye was 
diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the young age of 9 and, since then, 
has been vital in changing the stigma attached with diabetes, raising 
money to help find a cure, and advocating at both the Federal and State 
level. In fact, her hard work and dedication has resulted in the 
signing of a bill by New Hampshire's own Governor.
  It is because of bright and determined advocates like Skye that 
Washington can begin working better for New Hampshire. And it is 
because of Skye that I recently signed on to H.R. 1427, a bipartisan 
bill to help provide increased coverage of a vital tool that monitors 
sugar levels to help save the lives of those with diabetes.

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