Kustoff agrees to co-sponsor breast cancer bill
Julie Evert, who currently serves on the Board of Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition and is the team leader for Tennessee for the National Breast Cancer Coalition (middle), along with several breast cancer survivors met with U.S. Rep. David Kustoff on Aug. 24. The meeting was to discuss passing a bill to waive the waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer patients to receive Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
On Monday, Aug. 24, more than 30 women came to U.S. Rep. David Kustoff’s Memphis office with a mission: Get the congressman on board with a bill meant to help those diagnosed with breast cancer.
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David Kustoff Julie Evert Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition National Breast Cancer Coalition Barbara DavisSteve Bohnel
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