Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015

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Mr. DOLD. Madam Speaker, I certainly thank the chairman for his leadership.

I also stand here today in strong support of the 21st Century Cures Act. I want to thank Chairman Upton for his leadership, and Ranking Member Pallone, Congresswoman DeGette, and Congressman Murphy for their great work on compiling things that are in this bill.

I have been a longtime advocate for both the 21st Century Cures Act and the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act because I believe it is critically important that we modernize how we treat mental health and how we develop lifesaving cures. This package accomplishes both of these important goals and many more.

Over the next 10 years, we will provide an additional $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health in support of groundbreaking medical research and an additional $500 million to the FDA to help bring drugs and devices to patients more quickly.

We will also be providing States with $1 billion in grants over the next 2 years to help combat the opioid epidemic, which is impacting every single community across our Nation.

Finally, we will increase choice, access, and quality in health care by making serious improvements to Medicare.

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Mr. DOLD. This package is proof that when we are willing to work together, we can improve our healthcare system for all Americans through changes large and small. I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in supporting the 21st Century Cures Act.

I also want to thank, again, Chairman Upton, Congressman Murphy, Congresswoman DeGette, and all those that helped put this together, and the staff that were so instrumental in making this become a reality today.

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