Dear Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, Chairwoman DeLauro,
and Ranking Member Cole:
The 33 undersigned member organizations of the National Coalition for Heart and Stroke
Research urge Congress to support the fight against heart disease, stroke, and other forms of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) by adopting the following funding levels as you negotiate the
differences in the FY 2020 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
- $42.08 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including:
- $3.69 billion for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI);
- $2.49 billion for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); and
- $8.22 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including:
- $160 million for the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention; and
- $46.7 million for the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation – WISEWOMAN program.
Our coalition thanks Congress for its ongoing commitment to the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) and providing it with an additional $9 billion in funding over the last four years. Adoption of
the Senate mark of $42.08 billion for the NIH, including $3.69 billion for NHLBI, and $2.49 billion
for NINDS will continue the momentum of robust, sustained, and predictable funding. This will
allow the NIH to continue to restore its lost purchasing power and pursue promising biomedical
research that will transform patient care and ultimately lead to a cure for heart disease and stroke.
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