,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad   
,ms4 ,hahn submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,recognizing the alarming 
mortality rate of ,african-,american    
women with breast cancer4  ,whereas     
serious disparities persist in ,united  
,states health care today2 ,whereas     
life-saving progress has been made in   
breast cancer treatment over the last   
two decades1 but we have not seen the   
same progress in the treatment of       
,african-,american breast cancer        
patients2 ,whereas ,african-,american   
women have a #da percent higher breast  
cancer mortality rate than white women  
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas this   
disparity results in #a1gjj additional  
deaths each year2 ,whereas in ,los      
,angeles1 a black breast cancer patient 
is about #gj percent more likely to die 
from the disease than a white breast    

cancer patient is likely to die from the
 disease2 ,whereas ,african-,american   
women are more likely to be diagnosed   
with later stage breast cancer2 and     
,whereas ,african-,american women are   
less likely to be screened for breast   
cancer and less likely to receive the   
medical treatment they need to fight    
breast cancer3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the disparity in        
treatment rates of ,african-,american   
breast cancer patients2  7#b7 affirms   
that this disparity is unacceptable and 
should be addressed2  7#c7 calls for    
immediate action to be taken to raise   
awareness of breast cancer screening for
 all women in the ,united ,states2 and  
7#d7 calls for immediate action to be   
taken to expand access to treatment for 
all breast cancer patients regardless of
 race4