WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on his colleagues to pass his American Cures Act, legislation that restores the United States' commitment to breakthrough scientific and biomedical research. Yesterday, Durbin reintroduced the legislation, which would create mandatory funds to provide steady, predictable funding for breakthrough research at America's top research agencies, allowing the U.S. to remain a leader in development and discovery for decades to come.
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