Friday, January 8, 2016
MSactivist Connection regarding the 2016 Budget
MS Activist Success in the 2016 Budget
MS Activist Success in
the 2016 Budget
Last month, President Obama
signed into law the Omnibus Appropriations Act, also known as the fiscal year
(FY) 2016 funding bill. MS activists sent more than 14,000 messages and
attended more than 600 in-person meetings with Congress, resulting in approval
of a $1 million - or 20% increase - for the MS Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Program, a $2 billion increase to the National Institutes of Health,
and a $1 million increase to the Lifespan Respite Care Program. Read more about
the 2016 budget’s
impact on the MS movement.
MS Activist Success in
the 2016 Budget
Last month, President Obama
signed into law the Omnibus Appropriations Act, also known as the fiscal year
(FY) 2016 funding bill. MS activists sent more than 14,000 messages and
attended more than 600 in-person meetings with Congress, resulting in approval
of a $1 million - or 20% increase - for the MS Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Program, a $2 billion increase to the National Institutes of Health,
and a $1 million increase to the Lifespan Respite Care Program. Read more about
the 2016 budget’s
impact on the MS movement.
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