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Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D., took to the House floor on Thursday to urge support for H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. During his remarks, Bucshon shared the story of Ann Seitz, the late wife of Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz, who passed away in 2010 after a two year battle with ALS.

The transcript of Dr. Bucshon’s remarks is available below and video is available online here.

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 21st Century Cures – an initiative that gives hope to patients and families who’ve battled or will battle one the 10,000 diseases with no known cures. 

“Like my good friend and Mayor of Jasper, Indiana Terry Seitz, who lost his wife and mother of their two daughters  - Ann Seitz - to ALS five years ago on Thanksgiving Day, the family’s favorite holiday.

“As Mayor Seitz put it, 21st Century Cures gives patients and their families the opportunity for hope and the ability to cope.

“These two things mean the world to those fighting a rare disease who face so much uncertainty about the future and what it may hold.

“21st Century Cures turns hopelessness into hope.

“Mr. Speaker, we have a real opportunity today to improve the lives of these patients across the country and we need to seize it.

“Thank you.”

Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. is a physician and Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee serving his third term representing Indiana's 8th Congressional district. The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.