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Your Senators need to hear from you about fiscal year (FY) 2006 funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Time is running out to help influence increased funding for NIH next year!
On July 14, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved FY 2006 appropriations legislation for NIH and other Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies that provides NIH with $29.42 billion in FY 2006, a $1.05 billion or 3.7 percent increase over FY 2005. On June 24, the House of Representatives approved FY 2006 appropriations legislation that provides NIH with $28.5 billion, a $142.3 million or 0.5 percent increase over last year. With the cost of medical inflation expected to be at 3.5 percent in FY 2006, the 3.7 percent approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee proposes only a slight increase for NIH next year, while the funding level approved in the House is effectively a funding cut since it does not keep up with inflation.
With the debate still pending in the full Senate, now is the time to contact your Senators to strengthen their support for FY 2006 NIH funding. It is a very tight year for the entire federal budget. Grassroots support for NIH funding from across the nation is critical to gain any traction in the appropriations process. The email that you send to your Senators will make a difference.
It is imperative that ASH members contact their Senators in support of a NIH budget of at least $30 billion for FY 2006, a 6 percent increase over the FY 2005 level.
Thanks for your help with ASH’s grassroots advocacy efforts! If you have questions, or need more information, please contact ASH Government Affairs Manager Jeff Coughlin at (202) 776-0544 or jcoughlin@hematology.org.
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