Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the measure before us is a wonderful bipartisan bill written by Ranking Member McCaul and supported by Chairman Engel. Every year, more than 300,000 children from all around the world are diagnosed with childhood cancer, and their lives are instantly turned upside down. Among them is my very own daughter, Pia, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma when she was 14 years old. While she has since been cured and is among the very lucky ones, as a father, I know all too well the horror that devastates way too many families around the world every single day. The Global Hope Act works to leverage the resources developed in the United States to explore public-private partnerships in the fight against childhood cancer all around the globe. It calls on the Secretary of State to coordinate these activities across the executive branch on this very important initiative and to submit a report assessing current efforts and future opportunities to end such heart-wrenching suffering. This is a good and very commonsense bill to expand the global fight against childhood cancer. I commend the ranking member for his outstanding work on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting it. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of my bill, the Global Hope Act.…”