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Endocrine Society’s 2023 Advocacy Accomplishments

The Endocrine Society is advocating for you. In 2023 we achieved several important advocacy accomplishments, including:  All these accomplishments were achieved because our members participated in our advocacy activities, online campaigns, Hill Days, and meetings with policymakers. Below are some examples of our advocacy victories.  Advocacy to Lower the Cost of Insulin – The Endocrine Society...
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Endocrine Society’s Advocacy Initiatives – December 2023

Government Shutdown Averted for Second Time as Society Advocates to Fund Health, Research Programs  With the clock running out on a federal government shutdown that was to begin midnight November 17, Congress passed a short-term bill to keep the government open. The bill will fund most health programs, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH),...
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Endocrine Society Recommendations Incorporated in Draft UN Plastics Treaty

On September 6, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat released the initial “zero” draft of a treaty to address plastic pollution.  The zero draft is a starting point for more detailed negotiations that will resume this month at the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) to develop an international legally binding instrument...
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Endocrine Society Rallies for Medical Research 

On Thursday September 14, Endocrine Society members joined hundreds of researchers, physicians, and patients on Capitol Hill as part of the 11th Annual Rally for Medical Research. Rally participants shared the same messages: ensuring the highest possible appropriation increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2024 and completing the work on FY...
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Federal Government Spending Battles Continue

While Congress avoided the U.S. defaulting on its loans and an international financial disaster by reaching a deal to suspend the country’s the debt limit, the deal included budget caps that will dramatically affect federal spending for the next two years. This agreement on budget caps now extends to congressional decisions on the annual appropriations...