,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #cif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjad ,mr4  
,isakson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ,m>* #be1 #bjad1 z ,national 
,c]ebral ,palsy ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas !
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 ( p]man5t disord]s ( ! developm5t (    
movem5t & po/ure t are attribut$ to     
non-progressive di/urbances t occur 9 ! 
develop+ bra92 ,:]eas c]ebral palsy1 !  
mo/ common motor disability 9 *ildr51 is
 caus$ by damage to #a or m specific    
areas ( ! develop+ bra91 :i* usually    
occurs dur+ fetal developm5t1 be=e1     
dur+1 or aft] bir?2 ,:]eas ! majority ( 
*ildr5 :o h c]ebral palsy are born ) !  
disord]1 al?\gh c]ebral palsy may rema9 
undetect$ = mon?s or ye>s2 ,:]eas       
individuals ) c]ebral palsy also h at   
lea/ #a co-occurr+ condition1 ) #da     
p]c5t ( su* individuals hav+ co-occurr+ 
epilepsy & ne>ly #g p]c5t hav+          

co-occurr+ autism spectrum disord]2     
,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion has releas$ in=mation        
indicat+ t c]ebral palsy is n decreas+ 9
 preval5ce & t an e/imat$ #a 9 #cbc     
*ildr5 has c]ebral palsy2 ,:]eas        
approximately #hjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates are affect$ by c]ebral palsy2    
,:]eas al?\gh !re is curr5tly no cure = 
c]ebral palsy1 treatm5t (t5 improves !  
capabilities ( a *ild ) c]ebral palsy2  
,:]eas sci5ti/s & rese>*]s are hopeful t
 break?r\ghs 9 c]ebral palsy rese>* w be
 =?com+2 ,:]eas rese>*]s across ! ,unit$
 ,/ates are conduct+ important rese>*   
projects involv+ c]ebral palsy2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,s5ate is an in/itution t c raise    
aw>5ess 9 ! g5]al public & ! m$ical     
community ab\t c]ebral palsy3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7        
designates ,m>* #be1 #bjad1 z ,national 
,c]ebral ,palsy ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7    
enc\rages all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
become m in=m$ & aw>e ( c]ebral palsy2 &
  7#c7 respectfully reque/s ! ,secret>y 

( ! ,s5ate to transmit a copy ( ?is     
resolution to ,rea*+ = ! ,/>s3 ,a       
,f\ndation ( ,hope = ,*ildr5 ) ,c]ebral 
,palsy4