Legislation for the 21st Century Cures program produced an avalanche of support from patients and the life science industries, and the House of Representatives responded with a 344-77 vote in favor of H.R. 6, which now moves to the Senate with a $9 billion price tag. One question is how the Senate will handle its end of the task, but the White House threw a damper on the celebration via a July 9 press release stating that President Obama "has concerns about providing additional funding" to the National Institutes of Health "without addressing sequestration more broadly."
Legislation for the 21st Century Cures program produced an avalanche of support from patients and the life science industries, and the House of Representatives responded with a 344-77 vote in favor of H.R. 6, which now moves to the Senate with a $9 billion price tag. One question is how the Senate will handle its end of the task, but the White House threw a damper on the celebration via a July 9 press release stating that President Obama “has concerns about providing additional funding” to the NIH “without addressing sequestration more broadly.”
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