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PRINTER'S NO. 3078
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
726
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, M. QUINN, SAINATO, BURNS, DeLUCA, KULIK,
READSHAW, HENNESSEY, BAKER, RYAN, NEILSON, MACKENZIE, TAYLOR,
CHARLTON, SCHLOSSBERG, GREINER, LONGIETTI, KINSEY,
CALTAGIRONE, DUSH, SONNEY, CAUSER, DRISCOLL, O'NEILL,
DiGIROLAMO, BARRAR, HILL-EVANS, MARSHALL, PASHINSKI,
KAUFFMAN, MILLARD, PICKETT, BOBACK, R. BROWN, WATSON,
SOLOMON, YOUNGBLOOD, BERNSTINE, DONATUCCI, MARSICO, BRADFORD,
WARD, MURT, MOUL, GOODMAN, ROEBUCK, SCHWEYER, GILLEN,
J. McNEILL, SCHLEGEL CULVER AND WARREN, MARCH 6, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 6, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the importance of finding the cause and a cure for
multiple sclerosis; expressing appreciation to the
Pennsylvania chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society for their work; and recognizing the week of March 11
through 17, 2018, as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease of the
central nervous system, affecting an estimated 2.3 million
people; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania chapters of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society report that in this Commonwealth more than
24,000 people are affected by multiple sclerosis; and
WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis generally strikes young adults 20
to 50 years of age, attacking them in the prime of their lives,
and the cause and a cure remain unknown; and
WHEREAS, For more than 70 years, the National Multiple
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Sclerosis Society has been committed to heightening public
knowledge and insight about this devastating and crippling
disease and ultimately finding a cure; and
WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
has been a driving force of multiple sclerosis research,
relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatments and a cure by
investing more than $900 million in groundbreaking research; and
WHEREAS, Funds raised by the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society provide $42.1 million in funding for 380 research
projects at the best medical centers, universities and other
institutions throughout the United States and abroad, which has
lead to many breakthroughs in the treatment of multiple
sclerosis; and
WHEREAS, Finding the cause and developing a method of
prevention for multiple sclerosis is an important task that all
Pennsylvanians should support; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
importance of finding the cause and a cure for multiple
sclerosis, a perplexing and painful disease which affects
hundreds of thousands of Americans, including many
Pennsylvanians; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its
appreciation and admiration for the major work that the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society has done to heighten the public's
knowledge and insight about Multiple Sclerosis; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of March 11 through 17, 2018, as "Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania and encourage the residents of
this Commonwealth to join in the fight to end this devastating
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