Updates matching "Vermont"

Today marks the first day of the 2017 Legislative Session and there are a lot of changes afoot! Rep. Mitzi Johnson, D-Grand Isle, was sworn in as the 3rd female Speaker of the House in Vermont's history! And in the Senate, Sen. Tim Ashe, D-Chittenden, will take the helm as

ACS CAN and Relay for Life in Vermont are making integration look easy! In part because of our amazing Advocacy Liaison Jennifer Clark.

Over 65 ACS CAN volunteers from around the state of Vermont travel to Montpelier to ask lawmakers to make cancer a legislative priority.

For More Info, Contact: Alissa Crispino Phone: 202-661-5772 Email: [email protected] President Launches Cancer Moonshot with Call for Significant Funding Increase Statement of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network President Chris Hansen WASHINGTON – February 1, 2016 – President Obama today announced plans to launch the National Cancer

Congress is working toward completion of an omnibus appropriations bill that will likely be finalized in mid-December. Thanks to all the hard work of ACS CAN volunteers and staff across the country, we are well-positioned to see an increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) in a final bill as well as a continuation of level funding for cancer screening and prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The FY16 omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress in mid-December included a $2 billion (6.6%) increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $264 million increase for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This is the largest boost in annual appropriations for the National Institutes of Health since FY 2003 and brings NCI's total in 2016 to more than $5.2 billion.

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King v. Burwell Background By the end of June 2015, the Supreme Court is expected to decide the case King v. Burwell , which will determine whether the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals extends to those buying health insurance in federally-facilitated