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Thompson, Boustany Lead Bipartisan Effort to Combat Deadly Infections

Press Release

Date: Sept. 17, 2015
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Health and Health Care

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-LA) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) of the House Ways & Means Committee joined their colleagues Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) today in introducing the Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act to address the rising public health challenge of antibiotic resistance.

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Thompson said: "By incentivizing the development of life-saving drugs and diagnostics, we can save money and keep people healthy and safe. In the last quarter-century we've seen antibiotic and antifungal resistance grow while research and development has lagged. This poses a serious threat to public health that must be addressed. Our bipartisan bill tackles this very issue by encouraging the development of new antibiotics and rapid diagnostic tests. The bill will help save lives and money. Congress should quickly pass it."


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