WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued text of the following remark:

A few times every year, I come to the floor to compliment the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. I'm here again to do it. It's once again shown it's a leader in medicine and advancing new treatments.

As the co-founder and co-chair of the Senate's Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, I take a keen interest in cystic fibrosis treatment advancements.

Dr. Michael Welsh at the University of Iowa has recently received several awards (https://uihealthcare.org/article/curiosity-and-collaboration-leading-excellence) for his research on cystic fibrosis that has paved the way for new therapies, which is transforming the lives of people with cystic fibrosis.

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