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Departments of Labor , Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 22, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Labor Unions Health and Health Care Education

DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 -- (Senate - October 22, 2007)

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COPD

Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, my distinguished friend and colleague from Arkansas, Mrs. Lincoln, and I rise to engage our colleague from Iowa Chairman Harkin and our colleague from Pennsylvania in a colloquy.

I would like to share with my colleagues a pressing health concern facing the American public--COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a growing public health threat in America. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and is a major source of serious long-term disability. COPD kills more than 120,000 Americans each year--an average of one every 4 minutes.

Despite these alarming statistics, the United States does not have a coordinated approach to tracking COPD morbidity and mortality trends, identifying people at risk for COPD and ensuring they are evaluated by their physicians, and educating the public about the causes and symptoms of COPD.


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