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June 24, 2009

Nick Jonas on Capitol Hill

Teen heartthrob Nick Jonas was in Washington DC today to rally for a cause close to his heart. Three years ago, the musician was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, and today he addressed a Senate hearing on the disease.

Nick Jonas testifies at Senate hearing

The 16-year-old lobbied for more funding for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Jonas was joined by boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and longtime diabetes advocate Mary Tyler Moore.


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There we go, that’s responsibility at it’s best, I hope to see more of this trend from other celebrity stars.


- solarspike
Posted 06/29/09 12:29 AM
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