Pediatric cancer research saved amid funding turmoil (apnews.com)

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In a late-night maneuver, the Senate passed a bipartisan bill that authorizes research on pediatric cancer after a similar proposal was cut when House Republicans abandoned the first funding deal this week.

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, pushed a bill to final passage through unanimous consent — a rarely successful procedure that allowed quick approval because no senator objected. It extends for five years a program at the National Institutes of Health to research pediatric cancer and other diseases.

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[-] fadingembers 2 points 3 hours ago

They could save this but not stop the first national anti LGBT legislation in thirty years that's cool

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

The broligarch party - not only soft on terrorism and soft on crime, but they want to let kids die from cancer.

All very populist, this bunch of broligarchs, let me tell you.

[-] Wiz@midwest.social 2 points 4 hours ago

Ok, broligarchs is funny and accurate, and I hope it catches on.

[-] cupcakezealot 25 points 1 day ago

wouldn't be the first time trump tried to steal from children's cancer charities

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Or the last

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago

And to clarify, this does not need to go back to the house because the house had already technically passed a bill that approved the funding. As I understand it, it was just later intended to be merge into the main CR bill.

After it was cut from the CR, the Dem senators were then able to save the funding by just approving an earlier standalone bill which had already passed the house

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