We are on the verge of curing, yes, curing sickle cell disease. Consider this. Between 2010 and 2016, the FDA approved more than 200 new drugs and treatments. Every single one of [the new drugs and treatments approved by the FDA] benefited from NIH research funding. Money well spent. Congress has long recognized the importance of NIH, which is why we, on a bipartisan basis, provided NIH with $19 billion in additional funding over the past decade. (02:07–02:12)
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Asserts that all new drugs and treatments approved by the FDA between 2010 and 2016 benefited from NIH funding.
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