dr. margaret chen, former director general. she had a real heart for this as do so many others at the w. h. o. in 2013, the g-8, now g-7 without russia, committed to more research funding. that's france, germany, russia, ito ita italy, and of course the united states. the newest action plan, paho has a plan -- the pan american health organization. people seem to be coming up with action plans, and that's great. but how well are they being implemented? are they countries like we are -- we're tripling our nih funding. a bipartisan effort. again, i mentioned tom cole, the chairman, doing a wonderful job. he's got a heart for this. the alzheimer's association never lets up in pushing this and having a great impact. in my own state, christine hopkins is the alzheimer's ambassador. we all have one. she is constantly in contact. that's a great way in advocating for patients and caregivers. katy maclin is the director in our area. i was just at a march for alzheimer's in bradley beach. there were over 1,000 people. the alzheimer's asso