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Minnesota House reads resolution to declare May 2025 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Summary
A House resolution recognizing May 2025 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month was presented on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives, with members outlining statistics about the disease and calls for increased research and support. The transcript does not record a formal vote on the resolution.
Representative Samantha Godfrey, a member from Ramsey, presented a House resolution on May 9, 2025, proposing that the month of May 2025 be recognized as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in Minnesota.
The resolution, read on the House floor, included multiple "whereas" clauses describing ALS as a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease that gradually severs the brain's connection with muscles, reducing a person's ability to walk, talk, eat and breathe. Representative Mueller (member from Maurer) said, "on average patients diagnosed with ALS survive only 2 to 5…
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