Dewey begged us to protect the life saving research being done at the NIH so his dad could see him walk across that ST stage and get his diploma. I say this because when we talk about Staffing cuts at our nation's health department... support life saving research to find cures to ALS or Alzheimer's disease or cancer. cures to ALS or Alzheimer's disease or cancer. And we're talking about giving hope to kids like Dewey. But today's announcement goes well beyond finding cures for serious illnesses. (00:59–01:20)
CLAIM
Asserts that staffing cuts at the health department affect research for serious diseases.
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