Political Quotes

“I, again, add my appreciation of the chairman and ranking member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and add my appreciation of their concern for the health and welfare of the men and women of the United States military. Their appropriations bill evidences that. I thank them again for working with me and their staff for working with me on this amendment dealing with increasing the funding for breast cancer research by $5 million, offset by a reduction of like amount in funding for procurement. Equally important is that this amendment has been supported by this committee. I would say that my fellow survivors and those in the United States military would appreciate the emphasis that we are making on addressing this phenomenon of breast cancer. My amendment, as indicated, increases the opportunity for research. The American Cancer Society calls several strains of breast cancer particularly aggressive subtypes associated with a lower survival rate. In this instance, it is called a triple negative. But I raise an article that says: ``Fighting a Different Battle; Breast Cancer and the Military.'' This triple negative strain has killed many individuals in a very quick manner.”