I particularly want to thank our delegates, my constituent Quinn, who did such a great job.
Diabetes is a lifelong condition that does not discriminate.
Thank you very much for leading this effort.
What matters is that we all work together to focus on the estimated three million Americans with Type 1 diabetes.
I am told that strategies have been modified and collaborative efforts are ongoing for both records transfer and IEHR.
If we really want to get these systems integrated, if we really want to get the backlog cleaned up, then we need to star...
Earlier this year, we passed legislation to extend the Special Diabetes Program which provides $150 million a year above...
When I first met families whose children had Type 1, I knew that I had to get involved.
Let me be clear. Both the VA and the DoD have a responsibility to end the backlog by 2015.
And I don't only say that without two secretaries--also the President of the United States who made it very clear in thi...
Since I founded the Senate Diabetes Caucus, we have been successful in working together in a bipartisan manner to triple...
Throughout the first term, the Department's actions have been inconsistent with the President's agenda.
None of us up here are going to take our foot off the gas when it comes to ensuring progress is made on the backlog.
Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank you so much for holding this hearing.
That is, indeed, absolutely critical research.
I am very alarmed by a recent CDC study that shows that Type 1 diabetes among young people rose by a troubling 23 percen...
I urge you to keep it up. Our hope for a full life depends on it.
Patients and their families should not have to fear that the process of dying will be marked by preventable pain.
