in this morning's paper, researchers were able to identify a gene that plays a role in Parkinson's disease. We need more funds for biomedical research. What this amendment says, on behalf of Senators D'Amato, Specter, Mack, and myself, is that we take the excess savings that will come in because of the capital gains tax cut. Half of that will go for deficit reduction; the other half will go to NIH for biomedical research.
Advocating for increased funding for biomedical research during Senate floor debate.
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