"I would also like to share with you that I have consistently supported broad-based medical research. On March 13 of last year, I voted in favor of an amendment to increase NIH funding by $2.1 billion in the 2009 budget. It is my hope that this across-the-board increase in research funding will benefit all disease-specific medical research, including inflammatory bowel disease."
While I applaud the senator for voting in favor of an increase in NIH funding, I also want to express the Sense of Congress that the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease at NIH should expand support for research on inflammatory bowel disease.
With over 28,000 patients just in Tennessee alone, this piece of legislation is extremely important for his constituents.
I emailed him a response with more information and, again, asked specifically for him to co-sponsor S. 981 "The IBD Research and Awareness Act."
I really do appreciate the fact that the senator responded so quickly to my email. I hope he takes the additional information I supplied and moves forward with co-sponsorship.
Please feel free to email Senator Corker and urge him to help pass this important piece of legislation for IBD patients and their families!
Cheers,
Brent
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