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Stop Trump’s cuts to cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s research!
Voters elected Trump to lower costs and keep them safer, instead he’s already killing jobs and risking countless lives. President Trump and Elon Musk just announced massive cuts to life-saving medical research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Millions of Americans benefit from cures and treatments funded by the agency – from radiation therapies, to Alzheimer’s research, medicines and preventative strategies for diabetes, strokes, and arthritis. In fact, NIH is the world’s largest funder of cancer research. There are real-life consequences for patients, families, and communities because of Trump’s callous and chaotic leadership. Don’t risk our lives - stop Trump and Musk from continuing with these cuts!
Millions of Americans benefit from cures and treatments funded by the agency – from radiation therapies, to Alzheimer’s research, medicines and preventative strategies for diabetes, strokes, and arthritis. In fact, NIH is the world’s largest funder of cancer research. There are real-life consequences for patients, families, and communities because of Trump’s callous and chaotic leadership. Don’t risk our lives - stop Trump and Musk from continuing with these cuts!
Why is this important?
As the world’s largest funder of cancer research, NIH research grants have made it possible to extend countless lives and notably reduce cancer development and death. We can also thank NIH-funded research for the first artificial heart valves, CT scans, breakthrough gene therapy, developing new ways to prevent, diagnose, treat, and manage infectious diseases including the flu, Lyme, and hepatitis; addictions like opioid abuse; and chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis.
It’s no wonder why these grants have garnered support from people of all political stripes. This research impacts researchers in every single Congressional district and Washington, D.C., mostly through academic medical centers. Yet if Trump and Musk have their way, this innovative, life-saving research could grind to a halt.
On February 10, a federal judge issued a restraining order against the Trump Administration from proceeding with these devastating cuts. However, we can’t let this battle just be fought in the courts. Our lawmakers need to hear from us that these cuts are not welcome: curing cancer is not a partisan issue. Patients, families, and communities need Congress to stop playing politics with our lives. Congressional Republicans especially need to send the message to Trump that their constituents’ lives and livelihoods matter.
It’s no wonder why these grants have garnered support from people of all political stripes. This research impacts researchers in every single Congressional district and Washington, D.C., mostly through academic medical centers. Yet if Trump and Musk have their way, this innovative, life-saving research could grind to a halt.
On February 10, a federal judge issued a restraining order against the Trump Administration from proceeding with these devastating cuts. However, we can’t let this battle just be fought in the courts. Our lawmakers need to hear from us that these cuts are not welcome: curing cancer is not a partisan issue. Patients, families, and communities need Congress to stop playing politics with our lives. Congressional Republicans especially need to send the message to Trump that their constituents’ lives and livelihoods matter.