Introduction of A Resolution Recognizing ``Medical Research Week'' From September 15 Through September 2025

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Mr. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reintroduce a resolution recognizing ``Medical Research Week'' from September 15 through September 19, 2025. This important resolution will look to recognize the important breakthroughs of medical research improving health outcomes for patients and communities, securing global competitiveness in science, boosting job creation, educating the next generation of scientists, and strengthening economic growth.

Medical research through the support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), continues to serve a vital role in the medical research enterprise. This research can lead cutting edge preventative strategies and research for treatments and additional cures for longstanding medical challenges such as cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease, sickle cell, and obesity. I have met with Hoosier families that are struggling with these rare diseases, and I have been moved by the impact that medical research has on their lives. This has educated me and my colleagues about the necessity of medical research to provide more treatment options and better diagnoses for all Americans.

NIH research funding generates nearly $93 billion in economic activity and continues to support more than 400,000 jobs across the United States. Medical research is not only focused on improving the health of all Americans, but also as an economic driver in growth and job opportunity. Their work ripples far beyond its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and into every State. It drives demand for medical supplies and research equipment, boosts local and regional economics to benefit manufacturers and suppliers across the country, and into many United States territories.

The NIH supported medical research plays a primary role in several sectors. The NIH supports noncommercial and clinical research with private sector innovation, allowing for major achievements in rare diseases such as ALS, substance use disorders, stroke, and Parkinson's.

During my time in Congress, I have continuously advocated on behalf of medical research. Congressional action has helped support medical research through the NIH and CDC, supported in part by the bipartisan appropriations letter I lead each year to increase NIH overall funding and increasing funding for the Veterans Medical and Prosthetic Research Program. I urge all my colleagues to join me in both these appropriations requests. Imagine what we could accomplish with more robust investments in medical research in our Nation, from making strides to combatting antimicrobial resistance, to harnessing the power of personalized medicine to treat disease, and more. These critical breakthroughs in medical research are our Nation's best hope in finding cures, prevention measures, and treatments for diseases affecting millions of Americans.

Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this resolution to recognize the importance of medical research in America. I urge the House to support this resolution.

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