JUNE 2009
APPROPRIATORS QUESTION PRESIDENT'S PLAN TO DOUBLE FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH
The fairness of increasing cancer research funding in FY2010 comes into question during House and Senate hearings
Two leading appropriators in the House and Senate have expressed reservations about Obama's plan to double to government's spending on cancer research. Read more
TOBACCO REGULATION BILL SET TO BECOME LAW
President Obama will soon have the opportunity to sign into law a priority piece of legislation for his administration. Read more
SENATOR CONTEMPLATES EXTENDING NIH TIMELINE FOR ALLOCATING STIMULUS FUNDS
Senator Harkin asks top NIH officials whether a four-year timeline would be helpful
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that sets funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), recently raised the possibility of giving the NIH more time to spend the funds it received through the economic stimulus package. Read more
CONGRESS PREPARING TO VOTE ON HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION BY AUGUST
Congressional leaders confident they can deliver final product to President Obama by the year's end
Comprehensive health care reform could become a reality this year. Read more
HAMBURG ASSUMES POSITION AS FDA COMMISSIONER
President Obama's nominee wins Senate approval
By unanimous voice vote on May 18, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more
CDC DIRECTOR NAMED
President selects New York City Health Department Commissioner, Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
President Obama has appointed Thomas Frieden, M.D., MPH, currently Commissioner of the New York City Health Department, as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more
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