Pete Sessions: “I appreciate the gentleman, my dear friend from Missouri, for this opportunity to allow me to speak today. Mr. Speaker…”

“I appreciate the gentleman, my dear friend from Missouri, for this opportunity to allow me to speak today. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my friends and colleagues, including the gentlewoman from New York, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, in support of H.R. 2722, the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act. This bipartisan legislation supports research only and awareness with a new $1 gold minted coin, proceeds of which will benefit breast cancer research. Mr. Speaker, breast cancer research is one of the most important pieces of research that the Federal Government and other organizations perform on behalf of the American people and people all around the world. This is going to allow, for the first time ever, for these congressionally approved coins to be minted in pink gold in honor of the fight against breast cancer. Mr. Speaker, today, I wear this pin of the breast cancer fight. I applaud organizations all across the country that are not only trying to make progress in this issue, but are making sure that awareness about breast cancer and actual research to eliminate this deadly disease, that progress is being made. That is what the funds would do from private contributions of individuals all around the United States. There will be approximately 231,840 cases--new cases--of breast cancer among women and 2,350 new cases of breast cancer in men this year alone.…”