Political Quotes

“great credit is owed to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for his leadership in moving this legislation forward and really making a difference for all Americans. This legislation obviously affects the women in our families, and we certainly know that is the number one health care issue, funding for the NIH, National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control. That kind of funding then goes to teaching hospitals, to research centers all across the country, coming forth with new discoveries on strategies to help women's health care. My thanks again to the American Heart Association for what they are doing to move forward, as the gentlewoman from California just outlined. I also have to look to the Philadelphia Stroke Council, to Toby Mazer, who has been a trailblazer in this area. Every one knows that stroke is a brain attack. And what people may not know is there are warning signs for stroke just like there are warning signs for heart attack. What she is trying to do in her Philadelphia Stroke Council is to make sure that we know about those warning signs, that there is public education in that regard, that there are prevention strategies. Just like every other major illness, we want to get people to the hospitals as quickly as possible in that golden hour.”