California Healthcare Institute Honors Congressman Valadao

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Yesterday, California Congressmen David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Scott Peters (CA-52) were honored by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) for their leadership in promoting thoughtful policies to advance biomedical research, investment and innovation over the past year.

CHI is a nonprofit, public policy research organization, representing leading academic and nonprofit research institutions and biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics and pharmaceutical firm.

Congressman Valadao as well as Congressman Peters each received the 2014 Visionary Award presented by CHI President and CEO Todd Gillenwater.

"Representatives Peters and Valadao have established themselves, in their first year in office, as dedicated advocates for the broad biomedical ecosystem centered in our state and across the nation," said Todd Gillenwater, CHI president and CEO. "We are proud to bestow them with CHI's 2014 Visionary Award for their efforts to advance sound public policy and legislation for a sector that employs more than 270,000 Californians in pursuit of new medicines and technologies for patients in need around the world."

Congressman Valadao said, "I wish to express my gratitude to CHI and California's biomedical sector with whom I have worked with closely during my time in Congress." He continued, "I am deeply committed to making sure that these high-quality and high-paying jobs stay in our state so that they can continue to develop the life-saving medicines and technologies patients and their families depend on."

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