mr. speaker and i thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. i want to thank betsy markey, who just spoke. she has worked with me hand in in glove. and we were able to get over 130 co-sponsors. as she said, more than 50,000 people will die from blood-related disorder. this legislation asks the house to support this designation of september as blood cancer awareness month. this will enhance the understanding after -- of blood cancers. these diseases need more fund regular sources. this legislation was requested by the american society of hematology, the national my luoma foundation, the hematoma found they leukemia and lymphoma society. mr. speaker, before i close, i want to thank the committee of jurisdiction, the chairman on the floor today, for getting this legislation to the floor, the end of september i will be in raleigh, north carolina, for an event called walk the night, there will be those who have been cured of cancer blood diseases that will be walking, there will be those who lost loved ones because of blood cancer diseases that will also be walking and s