Dan Burton: “I would like to tell Members a little bit about the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bill Young). Bill has been a friend of…”

“I would like to tell Members a little bit about the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bill Young). Bill has been a friend of mine for over 20 years. When my wife was ill with cancer and she was in Germany and was going through treatment, he assisted me in making sure that I was able to get to her and spend time with her before she passed away, so I have undying gratitude to Bill for his kindness toward me over the years. The last few days I talked to him about a problem in the Marianas, in Guam, Saipan, American Samoa and elsewhere in the South Pacific about people who are dying from diabetes because they do not have enough dialysis machines over there. The gentleman from Florida told me he would do everything that he could to help get dialysis machines to those people. He tried to get the money into the appropriations bill; but, unfortunately, at the last minute it could not be done. So I approached him today on the floor and I said these people are dying, they are American citizens, and he said I am going to do everything I can to make sure that they get the equipment necessary to preserve and protect their lives.”