Senator Joseph Lieberman – Connecticut: The promise of research is greater than ever

I am truly looking forward to this year's Children’s Congress hearing as Chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.  The delegates' testimonies are a powerful reminder of the reality of life with diabetes and the urgent need for a cure.  I have always been impressed with JDRF–from the organization's commitment to fundraising and the strong partnership it has forged with the federal government to the advocacy efforts of the volunteers and families–JDRF is in a class by itself.

I am also encouraged by advances in research toward a cure, particularly the human clinical trials now taking place in many areas of diabetes research.  These trials have already begun to produce treatments addressing diabetes at all stages, from reversing long-term damage all the way to true disease prevention, delivering real improvements to the lives of people with diabetes. 

Children's Congress is a heart-warming reminder of the need to devote more funds to projects like these that can have such a profound impact on people today and in the very near future.