Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act

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Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support the bipartisan CAROL Act and my good friend, Representative Andy Barr, and so many others in this Nation who either have valvular heart disease or have lost loved ones to this disease.

The CAROL Act is necessary now more than ever, as each year 25,000 Americans lose their lives to this often hidden yet very deadly deficiency of the human heart.

This legislation would help prevent those deaths by authorizing grant programs at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that will not only bolster research on heart valve disease but also will help identify those with this disease so that they can treat this disease before it is too late.

On behalf of the very fruitful life lived by Carol Barr, on behalf of the future fulfilled lives of Mary Clay and Eleanor Barr, I not only support the CAROL Act, but I, and I urge my colleagues to, stand in solidarity with Andy Barr to give him our vote and the full strength to fulfill Carol's legacy and to continue carrying the torch so that those with this disease can continue living their lives to the fullest.

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