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Nevilledog

(55,140 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:34 PM Dec 2024

Senate passes Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

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BIG NEWS: The Senate just PASSED my Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0!

This has been a top priority since the day I came to Congress.

I’m so proud we’ve delivered lifesaving funding so one day no family has to face the fear and pain of their child’s cancer diagnosis.

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PASSED: H.R.3391, Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

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6:31 PM · Dec 20, 2024

This was part of the kid's cancer research left out of the CR. The house has already passed this bill, but it was held up by Rand Paul in the Senate for months. It's of to Biden for signing.

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Senate passes Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 (Original Post) Nevilledog Dec 2024 OP

So the pediatric cancer research funding wasn't really successfully blocked by repubs? The survival rates of pediatric mucifer Dec 2024 #1

So..is this why it was ok to be left out of the 3rd round today? Deuxcents Dec 2024 #2

These were public votes Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #5

It's not the same bill. ... littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 #10

Recommend! sheshe2 Dec 2024 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Dec 2024 #4

GOP get this taken out of continuing resolution, but then everyone immediately passes it Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #6

Thanks for clarifying..so much going on I couldn't keep up Deuxcents Dec 2024 #7

That's great, but still only $63 million out of the $190 million Tanuki Dec 2024 #8

❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 #9

mucifer

(25,729 posts)

1. So the pediatric cancer research funding wasn't really successfully blocked by repubs? The survival rates of pediatric

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:38 PM

Dec 2024

cancer has gone up from 58% at the 5 year survival in the 1970 to the current rate of 85% at the 5 year survival.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/cancer-in-children/key-statistics.html

Research and new treatments are impressive.

Deuxcents

(27,722 posts)

2. So..is this why it was ok to be left out of the 3rd round today?

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:54 PM

Dec 2024

Why wasn’t this communicated earlier..would have saved a lot of unhappy constituents..including me

Prairie Gates

(8,479 posts)

5. These were public votes

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:18 AM

Dec 2024

It's been passed. It's OK to celebrate.

littlemissmartypants

(34,384 posts)

10. It's not the same bill. ...

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:51 AM

Dec 2024

It’s another version and less funding but it’s something. ❤️

sheshe2

(98,473 posts)

3. Recommend!

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Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:15 AM

Dec 2024

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Prairie Gates

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6. GOP get this taken out of continuing resolution, but then everyone immediately passes it

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Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:21 AM

Dec 2024

as a separate bill.

All so Elon can say that the CR is a "slimmed down" bill. To reiterate: a pediatric cancer research bill was held hostage so a billionaire could tweet about his successful negotiating skills. DUMBEST. TIMELINE.

Deuxcents

(27,722 posts)

7. Thanks for clarifying..so much going on I couldn't keep up

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:09 AM

Dec 2024

Tanuki

(16,509 posts)

8. That's great, but still only $63 million out of the $190 million

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:47 AM

Dec 2024

in pediatric cancer research funds in the original CR. So, only a fraction was restored.

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littlemissmartypants

(34,384 posts)

9. ❤️

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Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:48 AM

Dec 2024

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