PRINTER'S NO. 3166
No. 573 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY HESS, ARGALL, BAKER, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
BENNINGTON, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN,
CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE,
GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KENNEY,
KILLION, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, MACKERETH, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN,
MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MELIO,
MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR,
D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRI, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER,
ROSS, RUBLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, J. WHITE,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 4, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the importance of finding the cause and cure for
2 multiple sclerosis; expressing appreciation to the
3 Pennsylvania chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis
4 Society for their work; and proclaiming the week of March 10
5 through 17, 2008, as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" in
6 Pennsylvania.
7 WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease of the
8 central nervous system, affecting an estimated 400,000
9 Americans, and nearly 200 new cases of multiple sclerosis are
10 being diagnosed each week nationwide; and
11 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania chapters of the National Multiple
12 Sclerosis Society (NMSS) report that in this Commonwealth more
1 than 19,000 people are affected by this devastating disease, the
2 fifth highest incident rate in the country; and
3 WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis generally strikes young adults 20
4 through 50 years of age, attacking them in the prime of their
5 lives, and some of these young adults diagnosed with multiple
6 sclerosis experience tremendous suffering and pain, leading to
7 total paralysis in some cases, and the cause and cure for this
8 debilitating disease remain unknown; and
9 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania chapters of the National Multiple
10 Sclerosis Society have been committed throughout the years to
11 heightening public knowledge and insight about this devastating
12 and crippling disease, and the chapters are currently planning
13 several major Statewide fundraisers and educational programs and
14 are providing direct services in order to raise awareness about
15 the effects of multiple sclerosis; and
16 WHEREAS, Finding the cause and developing a method of
17 prevention for multiple sclerosis is an important task that all
18 Pennsylvanians should support; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
20 importance of finding the cause and cure for multiple sclerosis,
21 a terribly perplexing and painful disease which affects hundreds
22 of thousands of Americans, including many Pennsylvanians; and be
23 it further
24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its
25 appreciation and admiration for the major work that the National
26 Multiple Sclerosis Society has done over the years to heighten
27 the public's knowledge and insight about this debilitating
28 disease; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
30 week of March 10 through 17, 2008, as "Multiple Sclerosis
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1 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania and encourage the citizens of
2 this great State to join in the fight to end this devastating
3 disease.
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