,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #eed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,hahn submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
al>m+ mortality rate ( ,african-,am]ican
 wom5 ) brea/ canc]4  ,:]eas s]i\s      
disp>ities p]si/ 9 ,unit$ ,/ates heal?  
c>e today2 ,:]eas life-sav+ progress has
 be5 made 9 brea/ canc] treatm5t ov] !  
la/ two decades1 b we h n se5 ! same    
progress 9 ! treatm5t (                 
,african-,am]ican brea/ canc] pati5ts2  
,:]eas ,african-,am]ican wom5 h a #da   
p]c5t high] brea/ canc] mortality rate  
?an :ite wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
?is disp>ity results 9 #a1gjj additional
 dea?s ea* ye>2 ,:]eas 9 ,los ,angeles1 
a black brea/ canc] pati5t is ab\t #gj  
p]c5t m likely to die f ! disease ?an a 
:ite brea/ canc] pati5t is likely to die
 f ! disease2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican  
wom5 are m likely to be diagnos$ ) lat] 
/age brea/ canc]2 & ,:]eas              

,african-,am]ican wom5 are less likely  
to be scre5$ = brea/ canc] & less likely
 to receive ! m$ical treatm5t !y ne$ to 
fight brea/ canc]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7       
recognizes ! disp>ity 9 treatm5t rates (
 ,african-,am]ican brea/ canc] pati5ts2 
7#b7 affirms t ?is disp>ity is          
unacceptable & %\ld be address$2  7#c7  
calls = imm$iate action to be tak5 to   
raise aw>5ess ( brea/ canc] scre5+ = all
 wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7 calls =
 imm$iate action to be tak5 to exp&     
access to treatm5t = all brea/ canc]    
pati5ts reg>dless ( race4