Urge Your U.S. Senators to Support the Bipartisan Letter to Increase Medical Research Accounts in the DoD

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DEADLINE MAY 8

Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are circulating a bipartisan letter to the Senate in support of increased funding for the Department of Defense’s medical research accounts, including CDMRP and BMFRP.

You can help by asking Your Senators to Sign the Letter

Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are circulating a bipartisan letter in support of increased funding for the Department of Defense’s medical research accounts, including CDMRP and Bone Marrow Failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… Research Programs.  The deadline for Senators to sign is May 8. Write your Senators today!

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The research funded through the Department of Defense directly impacts the lives not just of active-duty service members, but also veterans and the general public.  

Past funding of this research provided insights into new treatments for bone marrow failure diseases.

Please ask your two Senators to sign on to the letter that increases funding to essential research by using the Senate's Quill application.

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