Bill Pascrell: “I am thrilled that the Children's Health Act of 2000 is on the floor today. I want to take special time to salute the…”

“I am thrilled that the Children's Health Act of 2000 is on the floor today. I want to take special time to salute the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) for his work on behalf of children in America. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has worked tirelessly on behalf of millions of Americans suffering from traumatic brain injury. He has also assisted in my efforts to create the first national traumatic brain injury registry, which is critical. I first became involved with this issue several years ago when a constituent of mine, Dennis Benigno, approached me to tell me about his son, who was struck by a car, hospitalized for months, leaving him with severe cognitive and physical damage. As a result of his son's accident, Mr. Benigno has been on the front lines researching the disease, informing others, reaching out to the medical research and scientific community, and lobbying elected officials like myself. I am proud of the efforts and the progress my good friend has made on behalf of traumatic brain injury, and I am pleased that the national registry will be included in the Children's Health Act.”