On March 16, the Endocrine Society conducted a “virtual” Research Hill Day where Endocrine Society members from across the U.S. met with their congressional representatives and their staff through Zoom, Skype, conference lines, and other electronic meeting platforms while the Capitol complex is closed for the pandemic and security reasons. During these meetings, Endocrine Society members urged Congress to provide an increase...
As Congress and the Biden administration begin work on the upcoming year’s (FY 2022) budget and appropriations priorities, the Endocrine Society will continue to advocate for increased research funding. As in previous years, the Endocrine Society will advocate for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal research funding agencies that...
It took weeks of intense, protracted negotiation, but just days before Christmas, House and Senate leaders finally clinched an agreement to send a massive end-of-year legislative package, including $900 billion in coronavirus relief, a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund all federal agencies until the end of September 2021, and extension of the Special Diabetes...
As 2020 winds down, Endocrine News is taking a quick jaunt down memory lane to focus on the many accomplishments the Endocrine Society had over the course of the last 12 months. Despite various obstacles and upended plans, 2020 turned out to be a remarkable year for progress and successful new endeavors. We were somewhere...
In the wake of Joe Biden’s win of the 2020 presidential election, the Endocrine Society has looked at what a change in presidential administration could mean for its policy agenda and provided a few predictions: Immediate Priorities The “lame duck” period and first 100 days of a Biden Administration will likely be dominated by urgent efforts...
On October 14, the European Commission issued a Communication describing the European Union’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment,” as part of the EU Green Deal. The strategy is designed to be the foundation for the most significant update to Europe’s chemical regulations in more than a decade. The Endocrine Society has advocated...
As Congress was not able to come to an agreement on the appropriations bills to fund the federal government for the next fiscal year (FY) in advance of the September 31 deadline, policy makers instead passed a Continuing Resolution that essentially funds the government at the prior year levels through December 11 2020. While it...
On September 9, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee conducted a hearing about “The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on University Research.” While delivering their opening remarks, Haley Stevens (D-MI), chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), chairwoman of the full Committee, spoke about the financial pressures facing...
In the wake of Joe Biden’s win of the 2020 presidential election, the Endocrine Society has looked at what a change in presidential administration could mean for its policy agenda and provided a few predictions: Immediate Priorities The “lame duck” period and first 100 days of a Biden Administration will likely be dominated by urgent efforts...
