It also directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to create a pathway for conventional energy source sites to be repurposed and used in the future. “This bill prioritizes the future of American energy security by establishing commonsense policies to help deploy nuclear energy, which is a clean and reliable generation source for our nation’s electric grid. “America can and should be a leader when it comes to deploying nuclear energy technologies, and this bipartisan legislation puts us on a path to achieve that goal,” EPW Ranking Member Capito said. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023. and across the country will be asking Congress to stand up for increased Parkinson's research funding on this day of action.5 Republicans, 5 Democrats lead Senate effort to develop and deploy new nuclear technologies, facilitate American nuclear leadership Today, Wednesday, March 21, join people with PD and their loved ones for Parkinson's Advocacy Day. You can view these panels from your own home by visiting The Michael J. Attendees heard from legislative experts, scientists and health care professionals on the latest developments in PD research, and learned about current policy issues impacting patients and care partners. The event began with two days of advocacy training sessions and educational panels. The Parkinson's Policy Forum is an annual event that brings people with PD and their loved ones to our nation's capital to advocate for our community. And I believe if we stand up, and we fight with that spirit, that we can change the world." For a generation not yet born that might be alleviated from the disease that we struggle with today, what you do matters. "I tell each and every one of you, what you do matters. About folks who understood the complexities of the challenges."Īlthough we've made modest progress in raising the National Institutes of Health budget in recent years, the senator noted that "we should be demanding more." For the nearly 1 million people living with PD, the estimated 60,000 new individuals who will be diagnosed each year, and the millions of caregivers across the country, "there is an urgency in what we ask for," he added. About people who were there for him, who counseled him, who laughed with him. "And more than that, he showed me what the power of the community is about.
"My dad showed me what courage was about as he struggled with this foe of Parkinson's," said Sen. Booker discussed his family's experience with PD, the need for robust Parkinson' research funding and the importance of speaking up for what is right. Parkinson's is an important issue for the senator, whose late father lived with the disease for many years. to deliver a keynote address at the 2018 Parkinson's Policy Forum. Yesterday, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined nearly 300 people with Parkinson's disease (PD), their families and other community members in Washington, D.C.
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