On the recordMay 17, 2012
Madam Speaker, Glen Campbell is one of the great singers and guitarists in our United States history. He suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Despite that fact, he continues to tour; and he is giving his farewell tour now. Last night, some of us were privileged to hear him at the Library of Congress. He is still performing well. He is performing to bring more attention to Alzheimer's, a disease that strikes 5 million Americans and will strike another 10 million as baby boomers get older. It is a serious disease which has no cure, and there is no real knowledge of the origins of it. We must find a cure. President Obama announced the launch of the National Alzheimer's Plan, which is hopefully going to find a cure and prevent and treat Alzheimer's by 2025. We need to support the appropriations for such in this body, support Francis Collins at the National Institutes of Health, and we need to support the caregivers who treat Alzheimer's victims. It is an urgent problem that we must deal with today. I thank Glen Campbell for his courage in performing and bringing more attention of the American people and the world to this terrible illness. ____________________
