[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13899]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IT IS TIME FOR ACTION TO END BREAST CANCER

  (Mr. LOEBSACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act.
  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and it is 
estimated that, this year, almost a quarter of a million women will be 
diagnosed with the disease, including, already, a close friend of mine. 
Thousands of those women live in my home State of Iowa.
  It is time for action, and passage of the Accelerating the End of 
Breast Cancer Act is a great next step. This bipartisan bill, which has 
over 270 cosponsors, would establish a commission aimed at ending 
breast cancer by January 1, 2020. That commission would look for gaps 
in the public and private sector where investment is needed and then 
recommend initiatives and strategies to work toward finding a cure for 
breast cancer, discovering the cause, and identifying preventative 
measures. It is an important bill in the fight against breast cancer, 
and I am proud to support it.
  I also want to take a moment to recognize the volunteers of Breast 
Cancer Deadline 2020 for continuing to advocate for these critical 
issues.

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