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Letter to the Honorable Rodney P. Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ranking Member, and the Honorable Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education - Increased Research Funding

Letter

By: Martha McSally, Jared Huffman, Doris Matsui, Mark DeSaulnier, Jim Costa, Zoe Lofgren, Steve Knight, Adam Schiff, Grace Napolitano, Norma Torres, Mark Takano, Alan Lowenthal, Scott Peters, Ed Perlmutter, Jim Himes, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Val Demings, Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch, Buddy Carter, David Scott, Tulsi Gabbard, Robin Kelly, Danny Davis, Brad Schneider, Rodney Davis, André Carson, Andy Barr, Jim McGovern, Mike Capuano, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Delaney, Bruce Poliquin, Sandy Levin, Tim Walz, Lacy Clay, Jr., Emanuel Cleaver II, David Rouzer, Alma Adams, Donald Norcross, Leonard Lance, Don Payne, Jr., Ben Luján, Jr., Ruben Kihuen, Thomas Suozzi, Yvette Clarke, Carolyn Maloney, Eliot Engel, Paul Tonko, John Katko, Steve Chabot, Marcia Fudge, Suzanne Bonamici, Kurt Schrader, GT Thompson, Jr., Brian Fitzpatrick, Keith Rothfus, Lloyd Smucker, John Duncan, Jr., Al Green, Joaquin Castro, Gene Green, Marc Veasey, Donald McEachin, Stacey Plaskett, Rick Larsen, Adam Smith, Susan Davis, Donald Young, Raul Grijalva, John Garamendi, Ami Bera, Jackie Speier, Ro Khanna, Jimmy Panetta, Julia Brownley, Tony Cárdenas, Ted Lieu, Raul Ruiz, Nanette Barragán, Dana Rohrabacher, Jared Polis, John Larson, Elizabeth Esty, Al Lawson, Jr., Gus Bilirakis, Alcee Hastings, Sr., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rob Woodall, Madeleine Bordallo, Rod Blum, Dan Lipinski, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Adam Kinzinger, Lynn Jenkins, Cedric Richmond, Joe Kennedy III, Stephen Lynch, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, Jack Bergman, Debbie Dingell, Collin Peterson, Ann Wagner, G. K. Butterfield, Jr., Richard Hudson, Jr., Kevin Cramer, Tom MacArthur, Albio Sires, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Dina Titus, Lee Zeldin, Kathleen Rice, Jerry Nadler, Adriano Espaillat, Sean Maloney, Elise Stefanik, Brian Higgins, Joyce Beatty, Steve Stivers, Earl Blumenauer, Bob Brady, Ryan Costello, Tom Marino, Brendan Boyle, David Cicilline, Jim Cooper, Michael McCaul, Pete Olson, Eddie Johnson, Filemon Vela, Jr., Don Beyer, Jr., Peter Welch, Cathy Rodgers, Denny Heck, Mike Gallagher, Terri Sewell, Kyrsten Sinema, Mike Thompson, Jerry McNerney, Eric Swalwell, Anna Eshoo, Salud Carbajal, Judy Chu, Brad Sherman, Jimmy Gomez, Linda Sánchez, Lou Correa, Juan Vargas, Michael Coffman, Joe Courtney, Eleanor Norton, Stephanie Murphy, Charlie Crist, Jr., Lois Frankel, Carlos Curbelo, Rick Allen, Colleen Hanabusa, Dave Loebsack, Peter Roskam, Jan Schakowsky, Mike Bost, Cheri Bustos, John Yarmuth, Richard Neal, Seth Moulton, Bill Keating, Anthony Brown, Chellie Pingree, Dan Kildee, Brenda Lawrence, Rick Nolan, Vicky Hartzler, David Price, Mark Meadows, Annie Kuster, Chris Smith, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Michelle Lujan Grisham, Jacky Rosen, Pete King, Nydia Velázquez, Dan Donovan, Jr., Joe Crowley, John Faso, Claudia Tenney, Chris Collins, Bill Johnson, Frank Lucas, Peter DeFazio, Dwight Evans, Pat Meehan, Lou Barletta, Mike Doyle, Jr., Jim Langevin, Steve Cohen, Beto O'Rourke, Will Hurd, Pete Sessions, Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Suzan DelBene, Pramila Jayapal, Ron Kind, David McKinley, Gwen Moore, Louise Slaughter
Date: March 1, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Science Health and Health Care Government Budget and Spending

Reps. Susan Davis (CA-53), David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-1), André Carson (IA-7) and Peter King (NY-2) led a letter to senior House appropriators requesting an increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to boost research into lifesaving cures. The letter was signed by 209 Members of Congress.

"Medical research saves lives," said Rep. Susan Davis. "Life-saving and life-improving discoveries are regularly made in America and our nation's investment in medical research fuels those discoveries. This proposed increase in NIH funding means America will continue to be a world leader in innovation and medical research Along with medical the breakthroughs, NIH funding supports our economy and thousands of jobs."

"It's critical that we continue making investments in scientific and medical research. This research could lead to cures for cancer, Alzheimer's, or a new breakthrough to help us deal with the opioid epidemic that is ravaging America," said Rep. David B. McKinley. "America has been the world's leading force in medical research, and this additional investment will ensure we continue to be for decades to come."

"I am proud to support NIH and the vital work they are doing to save lives," said Rep. Peter King.

"The cutting-edge medical research that relies on NIH funding saves lives, helps patients and families, and creates jobs in Indiana's vibrant life science sector," said Rep. André Carson. "I am hopeful that our letter, signed by hundreds of members of both parties, will spur Congress to make this critical investment in Hoosier families."

Click here to read the letter.


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