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House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Increase in Funding for the FDA

Today, the House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee met to consider the fiscal year 2011 bill that funds the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Subcommittee approved $2.571 billion in funding for the FDA.

This is an increase of $214 million above last year’s level and $55 million above the President’s request. C3 is very pleased with this proposed increase, and applauds the leadership of Chairwoman De Lauro, Ranking Member Kingston and the members of the Subcommittee.

Earlier this month, C3 advocates went to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to increase funding for the FDA. Register today as a C3 advocate, and we will update you on what you can do to help us make sure this increased funding for the FDA stays in the bill as it moves through the appropriations process.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on June 30th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, Commissioner Hamburg, Congressman Hinchey, Congressman Kingston, Congresswoman DeLauro, Congresswoman Emerson, FDA, FY 2011, Senator Grassley

C3 Advocates Head to Capitol Hill

During meetings today with their Senators and Representatives, C3 advocates will be sharing their personal stories and urging Congress to make federal funding for cancer a top priority.

C3′s Grassroots Action Committee Chair Pam Seijo, Grassroots Action Committee Members Florence Kurttila, Arlene Murphy, and Ed Murphy, along with C3 advocates Patti Hollenback, Cindy Robinson, and Regan Weaver are all participating in the annual One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) Lobby Day.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on June 17th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, CDC, FDA, NCI, NIH, OVAC

C3 Advocates Arrive in DC for Lobby Day

Today, C3 advocates arrive in DC to participate in the annual One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) Lobby Day. Follow us on Twitter @FightCRCAdvocacy for the latest updates from DC.

C3′s Grassroots Action Committee Chair Pam Seijo, Grassroots Action Committee Members Florence Kurttila, Arlene Murphy, and Ed Murphy, along with C3 advocates Patti Hollenback, Cindy Robinson, and Regan Weaver will be heading to Capitol Hill tomorrow to talk to Congress about the importance of increasing federal funding for cancer research and cancer control programs.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on June 16th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, CDC, FDA, NCI, NIH, OVAC

C3 President Carlea Bauman Testifies at Congressional Hearing

C3 President Carlea Bauman Today, the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a public witness hearing about funding needs for the fiscal year 2011 defense appropriations bill. C3′s President, Carlea Bauman, testified at the hearing about the urgent need for more funding for colorectal cancer research.

Ms. Bauman thanked the Subcommittee members for including $15 million for the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) in the fiscal year 2010 bill and urged them to increase the level of funding for the PRCRP to $50 million in fiscal year 2011. Continue reading…

Posted by Catherine Knowles on May 20th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, cancer research, DoD, FY 2011, House of Representatives, Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program, PRCRP

Register Today for June Lobby Day

As a member of the One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) we are pleased to be participating in the annual OVAC Lobby Day. Join us in June as we head to the hill to ask Congress to increase funding for cancer research.

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