Durbin Bill Would Add Mandatory Funding For Biomedical Research

A bill to provide mandatory funding for biomedical research institutes was introduced by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who aims to sidestep an appropriations process that has prevented increases for such research over the past two fiscal years as House Republicans seek cuts and a reorganization of NIH. Termed the American Cures Act , the bill would provide consistent funding for biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as...