Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6829, the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, and Research, and AED Training in the Schools Act, or the HEARTS Act, of 2024, led by Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone. In the United States, more than 30,000 children are diagnosed with some form of cardiomyopathy, and more than 2,000 children and adolescents die from a sudden cardiac event each year. Research and experience have shown that immediate use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, for short, or CPR can double or triple an individual's chance of survival. The HEARTS Act of 2024 would authorize and support programs to coordinate related research, promote access to AEDs and CPR training, and raise public awareness of cardiomyopathy within schools, local health departments, and communities. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.”