,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4  
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania 7=    
himself1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 &  
,mr4 ,evans7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,commemorat+ ! #dj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,,als 
,association ,great] ,philadelphia      
,*apt]4  ,:]eas amyotrophic lat]al      
scl]osis 7,,als7 is a progressive       
neurodeg5]ative disease t affects n]ve  
cells 9 ! bra9 & ! sp9al cord2 ,:]eas   
motor neurons rea* f ! bra9 to ! sp9al  
cord & f ! sp9al cord to muscles ?r\gh\t
 ! body2 ,:]eas ! progressive deg5]ation
 ( ! motor neurons 9 ,,als ev5tually    
leads to _! dea?2 ,:]eas :5 ! motor     
neurons die1 ! ability ( ! bra9 to      
initiate & control muscle movem5t is    
lo/2 ,:]eas p ) ,,als live1 on av]age1 j
 two to five ye>s aft] diagnosis2 ,:]eas
 e/abli%$ 9 #aihe1 ! ,,als ,association 
is ! only national nonpr(it organization

 fight+ ,l\ ,gehrig's disease on e      
front2 ,:]eas by lead+ ! way 9 global   
rese>*1 provid+ assi/ance = p ) ,,als   
?r\gh a nationwide network ( *apt]s1    
coord9at+ multidiscipl9>y c>e ?r\gh     
c]tifi$ cl9ical c>e c5t]s1 & fo/]+      
gov]nm5t p>tn]%ips1 ! ,,als ,association
 builds hope & enhances quality ( life  
:ile aggressively se>*+ = new treatm5ts 
& a cure2 ,:]eas1 z ! preem95t ,,als    
organization1 ! ,,als ,association leads
 ! way 9 rese>*1 c>e s]vices1 public    
education1 & public policy1 giv+ help & 
hope to ^? fac+ ! disease2 ,:]eas !     
,,als ,association's nationwide network 
( *apt]s provides compreh5sive pati5t   
s]vices & support to ! ,,als community2 
,:]eas ! mission ( ! ,,als ,association 
is to lead ! fight to treat & cure ,,als
 ?r\gh global rese>* & nationwide       
advocacy :ile also emp[]+ p ) ,l\       
,gehrig's disease & _! families to live 
full] lives by provid+ !m )             
compassionate c>e & support2 ,:]eas !   
,,als ,association ,great] ,philadelphia

 ,*apt] 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z !   
,*apt]71 f\nd$ 9 ,augu/ #aigg1 cov]s    
ea/]n ,p5nsylvania1 c5tral & s\!rn ,new 
,j]sey1 & all ( ,delaw>e1 support+      
approximately #a1jjj p ) ,,als at any   
giv5 "t2 ,:]eas ! ,*apt] 0 fir/ l$ &    
f\nd$ by ,felice ,we9] ( ,l[] ,m]ion1 :o
 />t$ ! organization because h] "m _h   
,,als1 & !n1 9 #bjaf1 %e h]self pass$   
away f ,,als z well2 ,:]eas ,ellyn      
,phillips jo9$ ! ,*apt] 9 #aiha aft] h] 
husb& ,alan 0 diagnos$ ) ,,als & lat]   
became1 & rema9s1 ,presid5t ( ! ,*apt]2 
,:]eas ! ,philadelphia ,phillies took on
 ,,als 9 #aihd & h s9ce rais$ ov] #ag4g 
million to ,/rike ,out ,,als1 includ+   
#fef1jjj at ! #bjag ,phillies ,phe/ival2
 ,:]eas ! ,*apt] provides a long li/ (  
s]vices = ,,als families1 includ+       
multidiscipl9>y cl9ics at ,jeff]son     
,univ]sity1 ! ,p5n ,/ate ,milton ,s4    
,h]%ey ,m$ical ,c5t]1 ! ,lehigh ,valley 
,heal? ,network1 ,geis+] ,bloomsburg &  
,wyom+ ,valley1 ,m]idian ,heal?1 & !    
,,va ,m$ical ,c5t] 9 ,philadelphia2 &   

,:]eas o!r s]vices ( ! ,*apt] include   
9-home c>e1 an equipm5t loan closet1    
education programs1 assi/ive te*nology &
 spee* devices1 nurses & social work]s1 
support gr\ps1 & ! ,mike ,kilpatric ,van
 ,transportation ,program3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
commemorates ! #dj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,,als 
,association ,great] ,philadelphia      
,*apt]4