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RECOGNIZING BRAIN ANEURYSM AWARENESS MONTH
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rutherford) for 5 minutes.
Mr. RUTHERFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, the time when we spread awareness of the signs and symptoms and seek increased research into treatment and prevention.
Northeast Florida is home to the headquarters of the Trinity Love Hoblit Foundation, which works to support and fund neurological research, training, and treatment for brain aneurysms, strokes, and other cerebrovascular conditions.
Its namesake is Trinity Love Hoblit, who was born with a rare form of primordial dwarfism and grew to only be 29 inches tall.
Throughout her life she battled brain aneurysms and underwent numerous surgeries to alleviate the symptoms.
Sadly, Trinity passed away in 2015 and was only 14 years old.
So in honor of Trinity and Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, please listen carefully to the risk factors and signs and symptoms of brain aneurysm.
The risk factors include smoking, high blood pressure, older age, alcohol, or drug abuse, and family history. The symptoms include headache, pain above or behind one eye, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking or swallowing, numbness or weakness on one side of the body, and seizures.
Folks, please do not ignore these symptoms and promptly seek medical care if you experience any of them, especially if you are having the worst headache of your life.
When it comes to brain aneurysms, awareness is the beginning of prevention and cure.
On behalf of the Fourth Congressional District of Florida, I am proud to recognize Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, and I thank the Trinity Love Hoblit Foundation for the lives they are helping to save every day.
Improving Benefits for First Responders
Mr. RUTHERFORD. Madam Speaker, it has been 20 years since terrorists attacked the United States on September 11.
We have now had a generation to appreciate the courage and sacrifices so many of our first responders make to keep us safe.
In my 40 years of law enforcement, including 12 as sheriff of Duval County, I know good officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their community.
Twenty years after 9/11, many of our first responders who are critically injured in the line of duty still have a hard time getting the benefits that they have earned and sacrificed.
That is why I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 2936, the Protecting America's First Responder Act.
This bill would improve death and disability benefits for police, firefighters, and other public safety officers.
This is a commonsense solution to a major problem, and I urge the Judiciary Committee to immediately consider this bill.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 164
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