Senate Approves Resolution Honoring the Susan G. Komen Foundation

On April 24, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 169) recognizing the Susan G. Komen for the Cure on its leadership in the breast cancer movement on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

Sponsored by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), the resolution contains a number of findings, including:

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has grown to become the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science to find the cure;
Susan G. Komen for the Cure serves the breast health and treatment needs of millions, especially underserved women, through education and support to thousands of community health organizations, with grants to date of more than $480 million;
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in virtually every major advance in breast cancer research over the past 25 years; the research investments to date of more than $300 million; and
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a leader in the global breast cancer movement, with more than 100,000 activists in 125 cities and communities, mobilizing more than one million people every year through events like the Komen Race for the Cure Series the world’s largest and most successful awareness and fundraising event for breast cancer.