Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend from New Jersey, the chairman of our subcommittee, who does an excellent job, for yielding to me, and I rise today in support of H. Res. 1690, a resolution supporting the observance of American Diabetes Month. As a member of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus and a cosponsor of this resolution, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H. Res. 1690. My colleagues may be aware that one in every 10 Americans suffers from diabetes. This is nearly 24 million people. Additionally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 57 million Americans with prediabetes. {time} 1820 Even more troubling is that these staggering numbers will continue to grow if we sit idle and do nothing. We must continue to raise awareness and find new treatments and preventative measures. In October, the CDC issued a report which states, if current trends continue, as many as one in three American adults could have diabetes by the year 2050. The report also states that the $174 billion currently spent on diabetes will at least double by 2050. These are costs that we cannot afford both financially and physically, and the prospect of these statistics jumping from 1 in 10 to 1 in 3 is frightening, but the good news is that it is also preventable. That's why, as the chairman mentioned, I introduced the Gestational Diabetes Act, or GeDi.…”