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TO MEDICAL, NATIONAL, AND SCIENCE EDITORS:
Fattah Statement on Dedication of John Edward Porter Neuroscience
Research Center
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman
Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a Senior Member on the House Appropriations
Committee and architect of the Fattah Neuroscience Initiative,
attended the dedication ceremony for the John Edward Porter
Neuroscience Research Center at the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) today. He released the following statement:
"It is an honor to join the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
fellow Members of Congress, and leaders across the research community
today at the dedication of the John Edward Porter Neuroscience
Research Center. I had the pleasure of serving with John on the House
Appropriations Committee, where under his leadership we worked
together to double NIH's budget. This historic funding increase under
his Subcommittee Chairmanship allowed for medical breakthroughs and
technologies that have saved countless lives and advanced the field of
medicine and scientific research forever.
"Outside of Congress, John has continued his commitment and advocacy
to health research and innovation. This beautiful, new facility named
in his honor will allow for collaborations from scientists studying
every aspect of the brain, enhancing our understanding of
neuroscience. There could not be a more fitting tribute to a leader
who has worked his entire career to advance health and medical
research in this country."
SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah
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/CONTACT: Allyson Freeman, Allyson.Freeman@mail.house.gov, www.fattah.house.gov, 202.225.4001
/Web Site: http://fattah.house.gov/
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