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Improving the Health of Children Act

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 8, 2021
Location: Washington, DC


Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5551, the Improving the Health of Children Act, led by my Energy and Commerce Committee colleagues, Representatives Carter and Trahan.

Birth defects, unfortunately, are very common in the United States. According to recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, 1 in every 33 babies are born with a birth defect each year, and birth defects are the leading cause of death for all babies.

H.R. 5551 reauthorizes through 2026 the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, which has been critical to improving the lives of children with birth defects and their families.

This would reestablish critical programming related to birth defects, intellectual disabilities, and child development in order to bolster the center's research efforts and improve more lives.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote for this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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