Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we approach October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The statistics are sobering: one in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41, I quickly understood the importance of knowing your risk for breast cancer. I learned that, as an Ashkenazi Jewish woman, my chances of having the BRCA mutation linked to breast cancer were significantly higher. That is why in 2009 I introduced the EARLY Act, which equips young women with the tools they need to make informed decisions about their breast health. Though we have made significant advances on some fronts, there is still work to be done. For example, there has been no statistically significant improvement in survival rates for the metastatic cancer community in the past 20 years. We must do more to support those who are affected by this deadly disease and do everything we can to eradicate breast cancer once and for all. ____________________”