Nebraska Cures is deeply concerned about the Trump administration’s proposed caps on costs associated with National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for medical research.

As noted in recent press reports, the caps would mean the University of Nebraska would lose $27 million in federal funding with additional funding loses to Creighton University and Boys Town National Research Hospital.

These devastating cuts would lead to less lifesaving research and laying off staff.

While the courts put a temporary stop on the funding cuts, we must act now to express our support for medical research funding and the treatments and cures research produces. Even if these cuts to existing budgeted funds are protected, Congress will likely debate more permanent cuts to research funding in the next annual budget.

What can you do?

Call, write, or email your members of Congress. The surge of calls and mail is impacting congressional offices.

Use the contact links on this page or use this form and messaging provided by Research!America.

Your message doesn’t need to be complex. You can simply share you are concerned about the decrease in treatments and clinical trials that will be the consequence of capping NIH funding. You can also express concern over the loss of Nebraska jobs that go along with the cuts.

Be polite and firm.  Every family in Nebraska will be impacted by a decrease in medical discovery and innovation that leads to cures.

Rep. Mike Flood – (202) 225-4806

Rep. Don Bacon – (202) 225-4155

Rep. Adrian Smith – (202) 225-6435

Sen. Deb Fischer – (202) 224-6551

Sen. Pete Ricketts – (202) 224-4224