HR0997 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The scientists in the cutting-edge laboratories of America's pharmaceutical research companies create most of the world's new medicines, which benefit tens of millions of patients; and

WHEREAS, Due to their efforts, more than 2,500 medicines are in development today to give patients more and better therapeutic options; and

WHEREAS, These potential new treatments include pharmaceuticals for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, infectious diseases, heart disease, arthritis, stroke, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, and many other life-threatening diseases and medical conditions; and

WHEREAS, The men and women who discover and create these medicines deserve recognition for their life-saving and life-enhancing accomplishments; and

WHEREAS, Recipients of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's Discoverers Award over the program's 20 years have included the creators of vital new medicines for life-threatening infections, chronic myeloid leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, preventing rejections of life-saving transplants, and lowering cholesterol; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we applaud the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) on the 20th anniversary of its Discoverers Award program, which each year honors scientists whose tireless research and development of new pharmaceuticals have greatly benefited patients all over the world.