Political Quotes

“Right now, we face a health crisis. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia; 5.8 million Americans have this disease. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States of America, and it kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Nancy Reagan called the illness ``a truly long, long good-bye.'' There are organizations and people working tirelessly on the research being done to fight and prevent these statistics from increasing, but they face three major roadblocks: soaring prevalence, lack of effective treatment, and enormous costs. The United States and the world face this crisis, and we must continue to support the funding of research for this incredibly devastating disease. Someday, we will win. Someday, there will be a cure. ____________________”