March 7, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 41 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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 COMMEMORATING THE SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE DURING BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, the Society for Neuroscience, SFN, is 
the world's largest organization of scientists and clinicians focused 
on studying the brain and the nervous system. This week, we welcomed 
them to Capitol Hill to give us an update on their progress and their 
impact.
  Federal funding from agencies like the National Institutes of Health 
and the National Science Foundation is absolutely critical to their 
work. Sustained, reliable funding is critical to continuing 
advancements in neuroscience and to scientific advancement in general.
  This week is Brain Awareness Week, and I want to commend the BRAIN 
Initiative partners. The 2018 total for the BRAIN Initiative program at 
NIH is more than $400 million.
  I have long supported research investments in neuroscience research. 
It is opening up a vast understanding of our brains, and it is vitally 
important to the over 100 million Americans impacted by 
neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric brain 
disorders.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting robust funding for the 
National Institutes of Health so that the BRAIN Initiative can continue 
its outstanding achievements.

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