On the recordOctober 12, 2000
Mr. Speaker, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Congress has an opportunity to do something now to help turn awareness into action by passing H.R. 4386, the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act. One out of every nine women will be diagnosed for having breast cancer. Just last Saturday I was in Boston, where the eldest child of my late brother was buried, having had breast cancer. So we know that awareness is important as well as treatment being important, diagnosis, mammograms, personal checking by oneself, and certainly through the Centers for Disease Control and the prevention and early detection program. The Senate passed the bill we are considering today unanimously last week. Women and their families across the country are really looking forward to this legislation finally being signed into law. Indeed, I want to applaud the many groups that have diligently worked very hard for this bill.
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