On the recordDecember 9, 2020
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss my bill, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. It has been a long time coming. I thank my friend and New Jersey colleague, Congressman Frank Pallone, the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. As chairman of the House committee, his leadership was critical to getting my bill to the floor today. I have been working on this bill since my arrival to the United States House of Representatives. Unfortunately, colorectal cancer is the reason that I am a member of this body. In addition, I thank my coleads on the bill, as you heard earlier, Congressman Rodney Davis and my colleague from Virginia, Donald McEachin, who has been instrumental in moving this bill forward. Congressman McEachin has done an incredible amount of work to promote the bill and increase awareness of colorectal cancer. I also thank my other colead, Congressman David McKinley from West Virginia, for his efforts, as well. These great representatives understand the importance of this bill to the health and security of millions of Americans and know that colorectal cancer is bipartisan in nature of its negative impact on people in this country. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in America. It only trails lung cancer, and it affects both men and women. It is the second leading cause of death in the United States in cancers.…
