Danny Davis actually said...

In 1997, approximately 361,000 Americans suffered from ESRD and required life-saving dialysis or kidney transplants.

The direct economic cost of health care for kidney failure, stemming largely from the Federal Government, is more than $15 billion per year.

There is no cure for kidney disease. But there is room for hope.

I urge all my colleagues to read through this seminal report and to share copies with their constituents.