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6/18/2015

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Today, the chairman of the House Labor, Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee took an historic step by proposing a $300 million increase for Alzheimer’s research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If this increase becomes law, it will be the largest annual increase EVER in federal Alzheimer’s research funding.

Sherry attended the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum in March when over 1,000 advocates from all 50 states went to Capitol Hill to ask for a $300 million increase for Alzheimer’s research activities,


This very exciting development is a critical step in a year long appropriations process. This funding increase will not actually occur until it is included in a bill passed by Congress and signed into law. For the last two years this has happened near the end of the calendar year. We'll keep you informed.

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