John Shaw: “as the gentleman knows, he and I have discussed on several occasions now my interest in funding the NCI, National Cancer…”

“as the gentleman knows, he and I have discussed on several occasions now my interest in funding the NCI, National Cancer Institute, for more money to expedite finding a cure for cancer or finding that cancer becomes a manageable disease. Twenty- five percent of the deaths in this country are caused by cancer. One out of every two men will get cancer. One out of every three women will be stricken with cancer. Research is going forward at such a fast pace. I wanted to put together an amendment that would add $50 million for additional research centers designated by NCI. I realize, picking up on what the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) has just said, that this is a very tightly crafted bill; but I would ask the gentleman as chairman, and this is coming from one who has suffered from lung cancer, that the gentleman find that money, or look for the money in the conference, so that we can increase the funding for NCI so that we can expand those centers.”