Updates matching "Cancer Research Funding"

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 30, 2009 -- “Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee showed their commitment to the war on cancer today by voting unanimously to pass the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill out of committee. The legislation provides $30.75 billion for the National Institutes of

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 24, 2009 -- “The House of Representatives today took a big step forward in the fight against cancer with passage of the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill. This important legislation would provide $30.9 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health

Today the cancer community is celebrating the House Appropriations Committee passage of the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that provides $30.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $5.23 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and $6.68 billion for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 9, 2009 -- “The cancer community applauds President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Francis Collins as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this role, Dr. Collins would bring his scientific leadership and experience to one of the nation’s foremost medical and cancer research

The House and Senate passed a final Budget Resolution today that fosters forward progress on efforts to reform our health care system and lays the foundation for funding increases for research and prevention over FY 2009 funding levels.

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.