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FOXX SECURES $1 MILLION FOR WFU’S REGENERATIVE MEDICINE INSTITUTE TO BENEFIT TROOPS
Washington, DC,
September 27, 2006
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) was able to secure $1 million for the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University. The funding was included in the 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Conference Report, which passe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) was able to secure $1 million for the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University. The funding was included in the 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Conference Report, which passed the House last night and now goes to the President to sign into law. Upon passage of the bill, the Director of Wake Forest’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Anthony Atala, M.D. expressed his thanks by stating, "We are extremely grateful to Congresswoman Foxx for her efforts in securing funding for our military research objectives. The funding will support our goal of applying novel regenerative technologies to the warfighter that represent great potential for treatment of debilitating, disfiguring and disabling extremity injuries." Congresswoman Foxx acknowledged the importance of this legislation, particularly the funding for the Institute of Regenerative Medicine, stating, “Dr. Atala and his team’s work at the Institute not only is pioneering groundbreaking medical research generally but is also benefiting our troops who sacrifice their lives and all-too-often their limbs or organs for their country. This research has real-world implications for our men and women in uniform facing great risks and all too often lose limbs or organs during combat. His discoveries are truly amazing and I am privileged to have aided his important work. This bill also allocates resources to the soldiers, ensuring they have all the proper tools and equipment they need, in addition to a well deserved pay raise,” stated Congresswoman Foxx. The Department of Defense Appropriations bill provides the funding for our troops who are protecting our nation and fighting the global war on terror. The bill fully funds the 2.2% military pay raise, effective January 1, 2007. The bill also allocates $1.9 billion for countermeasures to protect our troops on the ground from improvised explosive devices (IEDs); nearly $23 billion to ensure Army and Marine Corps troops are fully equipped with updated equipment; $9.4 billion for ballistic missile defense; $937 million to fight narcoterrorism and fund the Department of Defense’s counter-drug activities; and $1.5 billion for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program. ### |