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21st Century Cures Act "An Important Bill for the People of Arkansas," Westerman says

Statement

Date: Nov. 30, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Science Health and Health Care

Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement upon passage Wednesday (November 30) of the 21st Century Cures Act:

"The 21st Century Cures Act passed by the House Wednesday is an important bill for the people of Arkansas," Westerman said. "We are familiar with diseases targeted by this bill -- including cancer and Alzheimer's disease -- but tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease are a problem occurring throughout areas in Arkansas. This bill specifically targets tick-borne illnesses through research aimed at improvement in diagnosis, care, and prevention of these ailments. The 21st Century Cures Act does much more to improve the health of citizens across Arkansas and the United States and it does it in a fiscally responsible way through offsets in discretionary spending. I was proud to vote for this bill and stand for the citizens of Arkansas."

More information about the 21st Century Cures Act's impacts on tick-borne illnesses may be found in Sec. 2062 of the bill, available for download here.


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