ACGT’s Executive Director Margaret Cianci was among 100+ individuals from over 25 different states who met with House and Senate policy makers on Capitol Hill to personally and persuasively urge them to accelerate funding for more cancer research, resulting in more lifesaving treatments.
Over 100 participants asked their State Representatives to increase funding for medical research at the Rally for Medical Research.
ACGT was among over 300 organizations at the annual Rally for Medical Research Day on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 22nd to urge Congress to improve medical research funding through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) a great priority. This was the fourth year for patients, survivors, advocates, researchers, and philanthropists to gather together and make their voice known.
Last year, the NIH received an additional $2 billion for FY16, the largest increase the agency has received in over a decade. Rally advocates met with members of Congress to not only thank them for the boost, but also convey the critical need for more funding.
Rally participants attended an afternoon training session the day before the event, followed by a reception to celebrate medical research at the Cannon House Office Building in the Cannon Caucus Room. The next day, participants enjoyed a kick-off breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel before starting a full day of meetings with House and Senate offices.
You can join the conversation on Facebook or on twitter #RallyMedRes and encourage your Congressional representatives to continue to increase Federal spending on medical research. More funding equals more cancer research equals more lifesaving treatments.