Artists Urge Congress to Increase Funding for Disease Cure Research
What happened
Kim Sledge Allen called on artists to take #TheCuresPledge and urge Congress and the White House to fund the American Center for Cures immediately. This call included figures such as Cher, Barbra Streisand, and Barry Manilow.
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Why it matters
The movement calls for immediate action to fund disease cure research. The push for funding directly impacts the mandate and research budget of the Department of Health & Human Services.
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Who's involved
- CherAdvocates for Congress to fund disease cure efforts.
- CongressIs being urged by artists to increase funding for disease cure efforts.
- Barbra StreisandAdvocates for Congress to fund disease cure efforts.
- Department of Health & Human ServicesIts mandate and research budget could be impacted by the funding push.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Department of Health & Human ServicesSpeculative
The Department of Health & Human Services might see changes in its research budget due to the push for disease cure funding.
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The entities involved
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Cher
American singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
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Congress
US record label; imprint of Congress Record Corp.
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Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress (born 1942)
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