The effort to deliver #CuresNow continues to build momentum in the nation’s capital and across the country. This week, Energy and Commerce Committee member Renee Ellmers (R-NC) made the case for the 21st Century Cures Act at a Breast Cancer Education Forum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Fayetteville Observer reports “Ellmers urged a Fayetteville audience of largely women Monday night to reach out to their congressional senators to advocate for that legislative body’s version of the 21st Century Cures Act." As Ellmers urged the audience, “This is something we need to do for our future." The momentum continues for #CuresNow.
Ellmers pushes for support on 21st Century Cures Act
Republican U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers urged a Fayetteville audience of largely women Monday night to reach out to their congressional senators to advocate for that legislative body’s version of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Ellmers, who is from Dunn and represents North Carolina’s Second Congressional District, has called funding for research at the National Institutes of Health a priority to find solutions to move health care forward in the form of cures.
She told the audience of more than 350 people attending the Breast Cancer Education Forum at the Embassy Suites that there are roughly 10,000 diagnosed diseases, but only about 500 known cur
“Essentially," Ellmers said, “it’s funding better research, better development, making sure that the NIA - the National Institutes of Health - has the dollars it needs to do research. (The legislation is) looking at this from the perspective that cures are what we need to do."
Ellmers is a nurse and married to a general surgeon.
Last month, a version of the 21st Century Cures Act “passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the House," she said. “It is in the Senate right now. … This is something we need to do for our future." …
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