Senate Report On DOD Funding
On September 15, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved their FY12 report by a vote of 30-0. Included in the report was their recommendations for the Department of Defense Research Programs. […]
An Important Note for Residents of New York State -Ask Governor Cuomo to Sign the Oral Chemotherapy Equity Bill
There is some good news; the New York State Legislature has passed the Oral Chemotherapy Equity Bill. However, before this bill can become law we have to have Governor Cuomo sign it, we need all of our New York Residents to contact the governor and ask that he signs it. […]
The House Approves the FY12 DoD Appropriations Bill – Yea
We dodged a bullet… for now! I’m pleased to report that the House just approved the FY12 DoD Appropriations Bill by a vote of 331-83. No amendments were offered to reduce or eliminate CDMRP (the Department of Defense Medical Research Program) funding. At this time we have managed to maintain the funding for the Prostate [...]
A Personal Request – Help Us Save The Prostate Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense
U.S. SENATE: Save the Prostate Cancer Research Program Now it is time to write your U.S. Senators - TODAY! A few weeks ago I requested that you write to your member of the House of Representatives, now it is time to write to the other side of congress, the Senate. Write your U.S. Senators today [...]
Status Update on the Budget and It’s Implications for Cancer Research
As of now, Congress and the Administration are at an impasse on FY 11 spending. If no deal is reached by Friday, government operations will shut down. This would impact cancer research and prevention programs in the following ways: * Patient enrollment in clinical trials would be discontinued; * No new grants would be awarded; [...]