Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. 508) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 508 Whereas, according to the HHT Foundation International, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT), also referred to as Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome, is a long-neglected national health problem that affects approximately 70,000 (1 in 5,000) people in the United States and 1,200,000 people worldwide; Whereas HHT is an autosomal dominant, uncommon complex genetic blood vessel disorder, characterized by telangiectases and artery-vein malformations that occurs in major organs including the lungs, brain, and liver, as well as the nasal mucosa, mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and skin of the face and hands; Whereas left untreated, HHT can result in considerable morbidity and mortality and lead to acute and chronic health problems or sudden death; Whereas according to the HHT Foundation International, 20 percent of those with HHT, regardless of age, suffer death and disability; Whereas according to the HHT Foundation International, due to widespread lack of knowledge of the disorder among medical professionals, approximately 90 percent of t…”