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Nearly every medicine we benefit from started with NIH-funded research. Early discovery work starts in academia. Immunotherapies? Gene therapy for rare diseases? Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s medicines? Vaccines? Novel cancer treatments? Psychiatric medicines? You betcha. 1/

Boy, sure would have been nice for Mitch fucking McConnell to have shown some motherfucking spine when it ACTUALLY mattered. Alas.

Mitch McConnell was the only Republican that voted with Democrats against her confirmation. Senate Republicans this is definitely a nightmare pick that you will wear around your neck with every terrible decision she makes.