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AGA members converge on Capitol Hill for Advocacy Day

Photo: (Left to right) Advocacy Day attendees Mary Pauly, MD; Natalie Bzowej, MD, PhD; and Vivek Huilgol, MD, make final preparations before meeting with their Congressional offices.
(Left to right) Advocacy Day attendees Mary Pauly, MD; Natalie Bzowej, MD, PhD; and Vivek Huilgol, MD, make final preparations before meeting with their Congressional offices.

AGA members advocate their legislators support Commission on Digestive Diseases and increased funding for NIH.

The AGA held a well-timed advocacy day on Capitol Hill in October, bringing 21 AGA members to speak with their legislators and ask them to support the AGA’s National Commission on Digestive Diseases and increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Through the AGA’s efforts, and with the help of our congressional champions, language establishing a National Commission on Digestive Diseases was included in both the House and Senate Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bills.

The House bill passed, with a 2.8 percent increase for NIH and a 3 percent increase for National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The Senate Appropriations Committee passed their version of the bill, which included a 4 percent increase for both NIH and NIDDK. At press time, the Senate bill had yet to go before the full Senate. — Mike Roberts

Photo: The AGA appreciates the following members who participated in Advocacy Day and advocated for enactment of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases and increased funding for NIH and NIDDK. Back row (left to right): Vivek Huilgol, MD; Robert Gannan, MD, PhD; Richard Baerg, MD; James Grendell, MD; Colin Howden, MD; David Peura, MD; John Carethers, MD. Middle row (left to right): David Rubin, MD; Barry Kisloff, MD; Donald Campbell, MD; James Allison, MD; Natalie Bzowej, MD, PhD; Lawrence Kim, MD. Bottom row: Ronald Fogel, MD; Emmet Keeffe, MD; Mary Pauly, MD; Manoop Bhutani, MD; Carla Ginsburg, MD, MPH; Dayna Early, MD; Lisa Gangarosa, MD; Alfredo Mendoza, MD.
The AGA appreciates the following members who participated in Advocacy Day and advocated for enactment of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases and increased funding for NIH and NIDDK. Back row (left to right): Vivek Huilgol, MD; Robert Gannan, MD, PhD; Richard Baerg, MD; James Grendell, MD; Colin Howden, MD; David Peura, MD; John Carethers, MD. Middle row (left to right): David Rubin, MD; Barry Kisloff, MD; Donald Campbell, MD; James Allison, MD; Natalie Bzowej, MD, PhD; Lawrence Kim, MD. Bottom row: Ronald Fogel, MD; Emmet Keeffe, MD; Mary Pauly, MD; Manoop Bhutani, MD; Carla Ginsburg, MD, MPH; Dayna Early, MD; Lisa Gangarosa, MD; Alfredo Mendoza, MD.

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  December 2004 AGA News