We Will Beat Cancer

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Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 842, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, which was included in the funding package being considered by the House today.

Named in honor of my mother who lost her battle to pancreatic cancer in 2021, this legislation would expand access to cutting-edge cancer screenings for America's seniors, ensuring Medicare coverage for these emerging tools once they become FDA approved.

I am immensely grateful that this bill was led by Republican sponsor, Congressman Jodey Arrington, and the many organizations and patient advocacy groups who helped us push this bill across the finish line. I am giving a big shout-out to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, PanCAN, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the National Minority Quality Forum, and so many others.

Thanks to their tireless advocacy, H.R. 842 is the most cosponsored bill in the 119th Congress with 339 cosponsors in the House and 68 cosponsors in the Senate.

I ask my colleagues to support this important legislation. Rest in power, my sweet mother. We will beat cancer.

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