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Endocrine Society representative to speak at Rep. DeLauro's Hill event

Washington, DC July 22, 2024

Education, environmental, labor, and health leaders to discuss impacts of 2025 funding bills

WASHINGTON—The Endocrine Society’s Chief Policy Officer will be among the speakers at House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro’s (CT-03) press conference to highlight the dangers of 2025 federal government funding proposals that would cut funding for biomedical research and public health.

DeLauro will be joined by the Endocrine Society’s Chief Policy Officer Mila Becker and other education, environmental, labor, and health experts and community leaders to discuss the impact steep cuts would have on hardworking Americans. The press conference will take place Tuesday, July 23, at 10:15 AM in Ranking Member DeLauro’s United States Capitol Office (H-323).

Ranking Member DeLauro will provide donuts and coffee.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to demapprops.press@mail.house.gov by 9:00 AM tomorrow.

DETAILS:

WHO:  House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Chief Policy Officer of the Endocrine Society Mila Becker
President and CEO of National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association Clare Coleman
Superintendent of Mayfield City Schools Michael J. Barnes
Secretary-Treasurer of AFL CIO Fred Raymond
Executive Director at Coalition on Human Needs Debbie Weinstein
Public Citizen Co-President Rob Weissman
League of Conservation Voters Senior Government Affairs Advocate David Shadburn

WHAT: Press conference on how House 2025 funding bills will harm the programs and services that hardworking Americans depend on.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 10:15 AM

WHERE: H-323 in the U.S. Capitol

Space is limited. Please RSVP to demapprops.press@mail.house.gov by 9:00 AM. 

About Endocrine Society

Endocrinologists are at the core of solving the most pressing health problems of our time, from diabetes and obesity to infertility, bone health, and hormone-related cancers. The Endocrine Society is the world’s oldest and largest organization of scientists devoted to hormone research and physicians who care for people with hormone-related conditions.

The Society has more than 18,000 members, including scientists, physicians, educators, nurses, and students in 122 countries. To learn more about the Society and the field of endocrinology, visit our site at www.endocrine.org. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @TheEndoSociety and @EndoMedia.

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Colleen Williams Senior Communications Manager, Public Relations Phone: (202)-971-3611 cwilliams@endocrine.org

Jenni Glenn Gingery Director, Communications and Media Relations Phone: (202)-971-3655 jgingery@endocrine.org

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