PRINTER'S NO. 2752
No. 483 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BAKER, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BENNINGTON,
BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN,
CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DALLY, DePASQUALE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL,
GRUCELA, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS,
JAMES, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH,
MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MOYER,
MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SURRA, SWANGER, TANGRETTI,
THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON, J. WHITE,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 26, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 26, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating November 14, 2007, as "Leukemia, Lymphoma and
2 Myeloma Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma will claim the lives
4 of an estimated 2,820 people in Pennsylvania this year; and
5 WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute of the National
6 Institutes of Health is committed to the elimination of
7 suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015; and
8 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives is similarly committed
9 to the eradication of blood cancers and supports the treatment
10 of people in this Commonwealth who suffer from them; and
11 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives will continue efforts
1 to provide support at all levels for research and other efforts
2 that will lead to a complete cure for leukemia, lymphoma and
3 myeloma; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
5 November 14, 2007, as "Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness
6 Day" in Pennsylvania to enhance the understanding of blood
7 cancers, encourage participation in voluntary activities to
8 support education programs and support the funding of research
9 programs to find a cure for blood cancers.
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