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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 125 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 19, 2024 - Introduced by Senators JAMES, BALLWEG, QUINN, ROYS and |
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| 6 | 6 | | SPREITZER, cosponsored by Representatives MOSES, ROZAR, MICHALSKI, C. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ANDERSON, BODDEN, DRAKE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, MAGNAFICI, MURSAU, |
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| 8 | 8 | | O'CONNOR, RATCLIFF, SCHRAA, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, STUBBS, TITTL and ANDRACA. |
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| 9 | 9 | | Referred to Committee on Senate Organization. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | Relating to: proclaiming the month of March 2024 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness |
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| 12 | 12 | | Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Whereas, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central |
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| 14 | 14 | | nervous system, affecting nearly 1 million people in the United States; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Whereas, multiple sclerosis generally strikes people in the prime of life, |
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| 16 | 16 | | between ages 20 through 50, and the cause and course of the often debilitating |
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| 17 | 17 | | symptoms of MS remain unknown and no cure currently exists; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is committed to a world free |
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| 19 | 19 | | of MS, increasing public knowledge about the disease; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas, since 1946 the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been a driving |
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| 21 | 21 | | force of MS research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatments, and a cure, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | has invested more than $1 billion in groundbreaking research; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas, funds raised through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fuel |
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| 24 | 24 | | research on pathways to MS cures and invest in the MS research workforce at the |
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| 42 | 42 | | best medical centers, universities, and other institutions throughout the U.S. and |
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| 43 | 43 | | abroad, leading to many breakthroughs in the treatment of MS; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | Whereas, empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives is the |
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| 45 | 45 | | mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and one that all Wisconsin |
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| 46 | 46 | | residents should support; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas, Wisconsin recognizes the importance of finding the cause and cure of |
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| 48 | 48 | | MS and expresses its appreciation for the dedication that the National Multiple |
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| 49 | 49 | | Sclerosis Society – Wisconsin Chapter has shown toward creating a world free of MS; |
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| 50 | 50 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 51 | 51 | | Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the legislature |
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| 52 | 52 | | proclaims March 2024 as MS Awareness Month and encourages all Wisconsin |
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| 53 | 53 | | citizens to learn more about multiple sclerosis and what they can do to support |
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| 54 | 54 | | individuals with MS and their families. |
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