TRENTON, NJ– November 29, 2016 – Governor Chris Christie has announced a $300 million redesign effort for the New Jersey Statehouse. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Vice President of Government Relations Bill Sherman released the following statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 8, 2016 – The U.S.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to congressional leadership today stressing that any repeal of the health care law needs to be accompanied by an immediate replacement.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—December 7, 2016—Today the U.S. Senate approved the bipartisan 21st Century Cures bill, which includes $4.8 billion in new funding for the National Institute of Health, including $1.8 billion for the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
On December 6, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the bipartisan Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act, which advances pediatric cancer research and increases transparency and expertise for pediatric cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have agreed to prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco products by all new players as part of the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced its final rule to require more than 3,100 public housing agencies across the country to implement smoke-free policies in their developments.
Tonight the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan 21st Century Cures bill, which includes a $4.8 billion funding increase for the National Institute of Health, including the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
Janesville, Wisc. (Nov.21, 2016)— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will drop off more than 7,000 petitions at the Janesville office of U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to give voice to the urgent need to pass the 21st Century Cures bill and the Cancer Moonshot.