Full Text of HR0997 95th General Assembly
HR0997 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The scientists in the cutting-edge laboratories | 3 |
| of America's pharmaceutical research companies create most of | 4 |
| the world's new medicines, which benefit tens of millions of | 5 |
| patients; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to their efforts, more than 2,500 medicines | 7 |
| are in development today to give patients more and better | 8 |
| therapeutic options; and
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| WHEREAS, These potential new treatments include | 10 |
| pharmaceuticals for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, infectious | 11 |
| diseases, heart disease, arthritis, stroke, diabetes, obesity, | 12 |
| hypertension, HIV/AIDS, and many other life-threatening | 13 |
| diseases and medical conditions; and
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| WHEREAS, The men and women who discover and create these | 15 |
| medicines deserve recognition for their life-saving and | 16 |
| life-enhancing accomplishments; and
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| WHEREAS, Recipients of the Pharmaceutical Research and | 18 |
| Manufacturers of America's Discoverers Award over the | 19 |
| program's 20 years have included the creators of vital new | 20 |
| medicines for life-threatening infections, chronic myeloid | 21 |
| leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, preventing rejections of |
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| life-saving transplants, and lowering cholesterol; therefore, | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| applaud the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of | 6 |
| America (PhRMA) on the 20th anniversary of its Discoverers | 7 |
| Award program, which each year honors scientists whose tireless | 8 |
| research and development of new pharmaceuticals have greatly | 9 |
| benefited patients all over the world.
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