Rep. Fattah Commends the Administration for "all-out assault" on Alzheimer's and other brain diseases
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the leading Democratic appropriator for government-sponsored brain research, issues this statement upon release of the Obama Administration's plan for fighting Alzheimer's Disease:
"The human and social cost of Alzheimer's Disease upon our nation exceeds even the dollar figure, which is $200 billion this year and rising. The Obama Administration is to be commended for their continued commitment toward research funding focused on developing cures and treatments for the debilitating disease. The Administration priority to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's by 2025 is indeed a critical expression of the national will for an all-out assault on this and other brain diseases."
Congressman Fattah is author of the Fattah Neuroscience Initiative, enacted with bipartisan support last December to declare neuroscience research a national priority to be coordinated by the White House. Fattah is Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for much of government-sponsored research.
SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah
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