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President Bush has vetoed the FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 3043).  The President had repeatedly vowed to veto the bill because it is nearly $10 billion over his FY 2008 budget request.

The conference agreement on the Labor-HHS bill includes $30 billion for NIH in FY 2008.  This is an increase of $1.1 billion (3.8 percent) over the FY 2007 level.  The conference number also includes the $300 million transfer for Global HIV/AIDS as proposed by both the House and Senate, so the adjusted number for NIH is $29.7 billion, which is a net increase of $899 million (3.1 percent) for NIH over FY 2007 levels.

This bill is the first step in reversing the downward funding trend NIH has experienced in recent years and lawmakers need to know that future biomedical research depends on passage of this legislation.  Efforts by ASH and others in the research community to push for a higher NIH funding level were instrumental in securing an additional $100 million for NIH.

There is no word at present on when the House or Senate will vote on the veto override.  Continued grassroots advocacy is needed to help ensure that Congress will have enough votes to override the President's veto.

Take Action:  We need you to take action today to help ensure that lawmakers will override the presidential veto. Unless your Senators and Representative hear from you, final FY 2008 may fall significantly short of the 3.1 percent increase agreed upon by Congress.  Please take a moment to send the e-mail below to your Senators and Representative urging them to support funding for NIH and override the President's veto.



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