The Senate tonight continued to build momentum in a renewed war on cancer, approving a spending bill that includes a nearly $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the current year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 26, 2009 -- “The White House budget proposal released today makes a strong commitment to public health by advancing the President’s goal to conquer cancer and enact comprehensive health care reform this year.
Administration to Show Continued Commitment to Public Health with Stimulus Bill Signing
Senate Stimulus Bill Mixed Bag For Cancer Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 3, 2009 -- The U.S.
Cancer Patients Urge House Passage of Stimulus Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- January 15, 2009 -- The House of Representatives today unveiled its version of the long-awaited economic stimulus package.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 12, 2008 -- “On behalf of patients, survivors and their loved ones across the country, we are enormously encouraged by the work being done by key members of Congress to move health care reform forward as a top priority for the 111th Congress.
The cancer community is applauding a proposal to add $1.2 billion for cancer research for this fiscal year, a move that if enacted would begin to restore necessary funding that for five years running has failed to keep up with the growing cost of medical research.
Millions of Americans touched by cancer can celebrate the House passage late last night of a supplemental appropriations bill that includes additional funding for cancer research. Representatives approved $150 million in additional funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an effort that will stem years of frozen and cut funding for cancer research.