Congressional Update

January 27, 2010

The FY 2011 Appropriations Process to Fund Medical Research has Begun
President Obama will deliver his budget proposal next week. He has already announced plans to propose a three year freeze on some non-military spending, but it is currently unclear whether this will include medical research. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network strongly believes that medical research must be increased and will be working with our partners in the One Voice Against Cancer community to advocate for this critical funding. Click here to participate in an urgent action alert on this issue!

FY ’10 Federal Funding Update
The President signed an “omnibus” spending package that included a 2.3% increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a 2.8% increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on December 16, 2009, for Fiscal Year 2010.

New National Institutes of Health Director confirmed
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Continued Progress with HR 745: The Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act
Thanks to the letters and e-mails from our volunteers across the country, the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act (HR 745), introduced by Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Ginny Brown Waite (R-FL), has amassed significant bi-partisan co-sponsorship! There are currently 176 co-sponsors on H.R. 745, including Representatives Eshoo and Brown-Waite. The work on this piece of groundbreaking legislation, however, is far from over.

We need your help to make sure that your U.S. Representative has co-sponsored the bill! If your Representative is not yet listed as a co-sponsor, please click here to send a message encouraging them to join on. If your Representative has already signed on – be sure to thank them and encourage their future support! Click here to send a message of gratitude.

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