this month, may, is also lupus awareness month. despite affecting more than 1.5 million americans, lupus is poorly understood and often overlooked. even by medical professionals. it is estimated that a patient with lupus will go six years before they finally receive an accurate diagnosis. more than 60% of those living with lupus are women and a disproportionate number are people of color. in fact, african-americans, la teepos, asians, and native americans are as much as three times more likely to be diagnosed with lupus than white americans. . i hope the house will recommit research, improve awareness and increase access to care to support the 1.5 million americans living with lupus. this month i also want to draw attention to the fact that more than 75 million of us suffer from high blood pressure. tragically, more than half, or 38 million of us, do not have this condition under control, leading to worsening, complications, including heart disease and stroke, two of the .eading causes of death i know that every one of us in this h

one will be diagnosed with lupus. hank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. mr. gianforte: i rise to report that optimism among montana small businesses is strong and on the rise. i toured montana's main street businesses and as i listen to business owners, they described their growing confidence. they talked about how pro-growth reforms which this congress and our president delivered are providing them and their small businesses greater certainty. they described how cutting taxes and cutting red tape are leading them to invest, create montana jobs and grow. their confidence and optimism match the national trends. the u.s. chamber of commerce small business index, which gauges optimism, hit new records in the second quarter. a survey from cnbc which measures small business confidence remains near its record high for the first quarter. mr. speaker, i am encouraged by the optimism i saw

the most misdiagnosed diseases are lupus, parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, lyme diease and multipleosa millions got it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare, banned military-style assault weapons, banned workplace discrimination, and more. antonio for governor. marshall tuck will change that. in california, 3 million kids can't read at grade level. tuck turned around struggling schools, raising graduation rates over 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. giants and a's both lose..boston advances to the nba finals..those stories next hour but right now we celebrate the latest inductee into the bay area sports hall of fame . before the world championships, before the perfect game, before ranking among the most decorated pitchers in giants history. matt cain's baseball journey started in the minors and even as the team's first round draft pick in 2002 he had to work his way through the farm system. and after three years of paying his dues he finally got the invite to the big show. once he found his groove caine was on a tear th

it's world lupus day. happy friday eve. >>> we'll get to the other top headlines.ghing in on the president's pick to lead the cia as he battles brain cancer as we know. mccain calling on senators to reject gina haspel's nomination saying her, quote, role in overseeing the use of torture by americans is disturbing. and her refusal to acknowledge that torture is amoral and disqualifying. >>> and did you guys see this? the kayaker, he's lucky to be alive, at least we're calling him that. you see there in the water there is a great white shark. >> wow. >> right under his kayak. >> why did he get out? >> i think he fell out but i was thinking the same thing. >> he didn't know the shark was there, right? >> he figured it out quickly. you see the way he's scrambling to get back on that kayak. but he did make it back and is uninjured. >> a good story. >> thank goodness for that. >>> we'll move on now to my interview with linda vester accusing tom brokaw of sexual harassment. she is speaking out as nbc releases the results of its internal investigation into former "today" a

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at 19, jen was diagnosed with lupus. life became filled with frequent medical visits and prescription refills. jenn knew health insurance was critical for managing her chronic disease, but never more so than when she became pregnant with her first child. her daughter arrived, her babies spent 24 hours in intensive care. jen and her husband were able to manage these scares without concern for cost or coverage. hadnow that republicans repealed the affordable care act, jen feared she would be denied coverage because of her pre-existing condition. i also heard from a mom who had been struggling -- whose son had been struggling with substance o abuse disorder. when she finally found treatment, he could only pay for with the medicaid expansion of health care coverage. the republican repeal left families struggling to save their children from the opioid epidemic without a way to pay for treatment. another family contacted me, sick with worry from their daughter who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. keptepublican repeal vote