TODAY: Patients Join Bipartisan #Cures2015 Leaders in Washington, D.C.

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TODAY: Patients Join Bipartisan #Cures2015 Leaders in Washington, D.C.

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 16, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC - The bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today will welcome patients, the inspiration and motivation behind H.R. 6, to Capitol Hill to discuss H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) will be joined by the visiting patients for a press conference today, Tuesday, June 16, at 2 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Follow @HouseCommerce on Twitter and the press conference will be broadcasting LIVE on Periscope.

WHAT: Press conference with bipartisan 21st Century Cures leaders and visiting patients

WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: TODAY, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 2 p.m.

Stay up to date on 21st Century Cures HERE.

Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce