House Passes FY 2009 Spending Bill

The House of Representatives passed the FY 2009 omnibus spending bill on Wednesday, February 25. The Senate will consider the bill the week of March 2, 2009. The Continuing Resolution that is funding most of the federal government expires on March 6, 2009, so action must be completed by week’s end. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on February 27th, 2009
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Economic Stimulus to be Signed Today

After passage in both the House and Senate on Friday, President Barack Obama is set to sign the very controversial $787 billion economic stimulus package in Denver today. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on February 17th, 2009
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Dr. Raynard Kington Named as Interim Director of NIH

Dr. Raynard Kington

After more than six years as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Elias Zerhouni stepped down on Friday, October 31st. Dr. Zerhouni presided over the nation’s primary public funding source for biomedical research. Zerhouni tapped Dr. Raynard Kington to temporarily step into this role. Continue reading…

Posted by Joe Arite on November 3rd, 2008
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NIH Director Steps Down

As the days of the Bush Adminstration comes to a close Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has decided to step down at the end of October.

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Posted by Joe Arite on September 24th, 2008
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Emergency Supplemental Update

As I mentioned last week, the FY08 emergency supplemental appropriations bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Included in the bill was an additional $150 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The package will now be sent to the Senate where it is expected to be greeted with similar support. It is also important to note that White House Budget Director Jim Nussle went on record last Thursday to express the administration’s approval of the final package.

Stay tuned…

Posted by Joe Arite on June 23rd, 2008
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Tags: Congress, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill, NIH