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Dick Durbin: “This week I have reintroduced the American Cures act, which…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Calls For Passage Of His Legislation To Ensure Stable, Robust Funding For Biomedical Research

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

However, thousands of chronic diseases still need treatments, causing millions of families to suffer. These families are depending on us to support NIH in groundbreaking research today. So This week I have reintroduced the American Cures act, which would provide our top medical research agencies with 5% real funding growth every year. My bill would ensure that the United States remains at the forefront of new treatments and would provide researchers with the strong, stable funding they need to continue their life saving work. (03:13–03:26)

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Asserts the reintroduction of the American Cures Act and its proposed funding growth for medical research agencies.

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