House Proceeding 05-04-09 on May 4th, 2009 :: 1:01:35 to 1:04:55
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John Boozman: and wealth of the entire world. i urge my colleagues to support this resolution and i urge my colleagues to do likewise. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman re of his time. the gentleman from arkansas. mr. boozman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: th gentleman is recognized.

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Speech By: John Boozman

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John Boozman: mr. boozman: as an original co-sponsor of this resolution brought forth by chairman payne, i rise in support of h.con.res. 103, which supports the goals and ideals of malaria awareness day. it was eradicated in the united states more than half a century ago.

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John Boozman: less known is the facthat malaria still affects as many as a half a billion people in 109 countries in africa, asian latin america and that malaria kills approximately one million to three million people perear. africa has been particularly hard hit.

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John Boozman: 0% of all malaria deaths occur in africa and leading cause of death of children under the age of five, claiming the lives of estimated 3,000 children per day. . many businesses have been forced to hire two or more employees to fill a singsle position due to absenteeism.

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John Boozman: it's estimated that africa loses $12 billion in productivity each year all because of a retched mosquito. because of generous donor support, including the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria, the world bank, private donors and nongovernmental organizations,

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John Boozman: including malaria no more, we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. masstiestory bution of mosquito nets, inside spraying and the distribution of safe and effective, inexpensive drugs to treat malaria have yielded sharp declines in malaria-related deaths in a

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John Boozman: number of african countries. according to u.s. malaria coordinator admiral tim zimmer, these efforts are bringing new found hope that malaria is not an intractable problem and giving children a fighting chance to improve their quality of life and build better futures. but we still have a long way to

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John Boozman: go. malaria day serves as a call to arms, a day to mobilize resources and recommit ourselves to the fight against this very preventable disease. it reminds us that with a steadfast commitment of donors, host governments, local leaders and the countless heroes who are fighting to roll back this scourge on the ground each and every day, we may live to see

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John Boozman: the elimination of malaria from the developing world. i thank the sponsor and my fellow co-chair of the house malaria caucus, mr. payne, for introducing this important measure and for agreeing to a modest though critically important change which enae us to move the resolution directly on the house floor today.

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John Boozman: i appreciate the chairman for his hard work and leadership combating this disease but also for his chairmanship of the