The Kids First Research Act is named in memory of Gabriella Miller. (click here)
The GOP even used a soft target to make their assault on the NIH. The monies of taxpayers that are appropriated to the NIH is suppose to do the greatest good for the most people. Miss Miller even talks about Senator Reid. This is political. Many times children with special problems seek to set up independent fund raising organizations to seek cures for these problems. Examples begin with efforts like that of Jerry Lewis when he conducted telethons for Muscular Dystrophy. These special needs children have independent fund raising all the time.
Unfortunately, the GOP has created a political agenda surrounding Ms. Miller and her family. When federal funds are distributed to private entities there are no guarantees to what will be researched. So, while Ms. Miller has a bill named after her the fact remains this bill says nothing about setting up a fund for research for her ailments. The problems she exhibits may never receive funding at all.
This bill is egregious in it's political focus, incompetent, unethical and may even be illegal and never hold up in suits that will be filed in court should it ever become law. The research the GOP wants to be sympathetic for in this bill may never receive funding and only end in lawsuits that prohibit the bill. The country will suffer, the USA will then fall behind in advancing our society and jobs will be lost and may never return when time passes to prohibit these funds for being utilized in a matter hostile to the American public.
Eric Cantor, rather than using Ms. Miller as an icon, should have volunteered to help begin a fund for her and her family. Ms. Miller is a special interest and while her life is important the monies from NIH for child research would be side tracked and prevent life saving measures for many children.
The GOP even used a soft target to make their assault on the NIH. The monies of taxpayers that are appropriated to the NIH is suppose to do the greatest good for the most people. Miss Miller even talks about Senator Reid. This is political. Many times children with special problems seek to set up independent fund raising organizations to seek cures for these problems. Examples begin with efforts like that of Jerry Lewis when he conducted telethons for Muscular Dystrophy. These special needs children have independent fund raising all the time.
Unfortunately, the GOP has created a political agenda surrounding Ms. Miller and her family. When federal funds are distributed to private entities there are no guarantees to what will be researched. So, while Ms. Miller has a bill named after her the fact remains this bill says nothing about setting up a fund for research for her ailments. The problems she exhibits may never receive funding at all.
This bill is egregious in it's political focus, incompetent, unethical and may even be illegal and never hold up in suits that will be filed in court should it ever become law. The research the GOP wants to be sympathetic for in this bill may never receive funding and only end in lawsuits that prohibit the bill. The country will suffer, the USA will then fall behind in advancing our society and jobs will be lost and may never return when time passes to prohibit these funds for being utilized in a matter hostile to the American public.
Eric Cantor, rather than using Ms. Miller as an icon, should have volunteered to help begin a fund for her and her family. Ms. Miller is a special interest and while her life is important the monies from NIH for child research would be side tracked and prevent life saving measures for many children.
