McConnell: Cures Remains Top Legislative Priority

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today redoubled his push to see the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation to accelerate the cycle of discovering, developing, and delivering new cures and treatments to patients, signed into law this year.

"There are two priorities for me for the lame duck. The issue you raised -- how are you going to fund the government and second, the 21st Century Cures bill," said Senate Majority Leader McConnell. "The president's interested in the precision medicine part of that, the vice president is interested in the cancer moonshot part of it, I'm interested in the regenerative medicine part of it. Sen. Alexander and Chairman Upton have done terrific work on this. I'd like to see us finish that important new measure this year. And the president and I discussed those two matters this morning."

House and Senate leadership highlighted the nonpartisan Cures bill as a top priority before heading into the fall recess.

"Our top priority for when Congress returns is getting 21st Century Cures across the finish line," said Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI). "We've been working round the clock, and have made important progress on the #Path2Cures. Working together, we have a once in a generation opportunity to do something special for patients. Stay tuned. We will deliver #CuresNow."

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