I started the Bipartisan Senate Diabetes Caucus that very year.

We simply must pass legislation to reauthorize the SDP.

I think that is so important. It would also have important patient protection so that you do not have to go through prior approvals and all of the rigmarole that we hear about so often.

We simply must pass legislation to reauthorize the SDP.

I think that is so important. It would also have important patient protection so that you do not have to go through prior approvals and all of the rigmarole that we hear about so often.

Sixty Senators signed a letter, that Senator Shaheen and I authored, to Senate leaders advocating for this program.

I love the fact that we are also talking about... the road to get to the cure, to make sure that road is an affordable road.

I have long promoted diabetes research as one of my top priorities.

The Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee... overwhelmingly approved the SDP Reauthorization Act that I introduced with Senator Shaheen.

Thank you, Senator Collins and members of the committee, for all you are doing to help us.

I love the fact that we are also talking about... the road to get to the cure, to make sure that road is an affordable road.

I think a cure is the destination, and I think we all agree upon that as the destination.

When diabetes is cured, each and everybody in this room is going to be a part of making that happen.

Your advocacy for the life-changing research to prevent, treat, and one day cure diabetes--type 1 diabetes--motivates me.

Your advocacy for the life-changing research to prevent, treat, and one day cure diabetes--type 1 diabetes--motivates me.

When diabetes is cured, each and everybody in this room is going to be a part of making that happen.

We need Congress to take the next step this year.

We simply must pass legislation to reauthorize the SDP.

I have long promoted diabetes research as one of my top priorities.

When diabetes is cured, each and everybody in this room is going to be a part of making that happen.

We need Congress to take the next step this year.

The Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee... overwhelmingly approved the SDP Reauthorization Act that I introduced with Senator Shaheen.

This drug, teplizumab, for example, which works in the immune system to actually stop the immune system from damaging those insulin producing cells.

I think that is so important. It would also have important patient protection so that you do not have to go through prior approvals and all of the rigmarole that we hear about so often.

I started the Bipartisan Senate Diabetes Caucus that very year.