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Shea-Porter's Resolution Recognizing World Pneumonia Day Passes House
05.11.09 - 17:35 ... source : Shea-Porter
... November 4, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter's resolution recognizing World Pneumonia Day. The world's leading killer of children, pneumonia is under noticed, underfunded, and undertreated. The disease kills 4 million people each year -- 2 million of them children. It takes the lives of more children under the age of five than measles, malaria, and AIDS combined. Every 15 seconds, a child dies of pneumonia. Last night, Congresswoman Shea-Porter spoke on the House floor on this issue. You may view the floor speech here. A full copy of the Congresswoman's remarks are below. Remarks of Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter H.Res. 863, Recognizing World Pneumonia Day Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Thank you, M. Speaker. I would like to thank Chairman Berman and Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen and their staffs for their support and work on t ...» Next (HTML)
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