Diabetes Advocates to Speak to Congress About Type 1 Diabetes Funding and Research at JDRF Government Day 2019

AUDIO: Stefanie Sonico, National Grassroots Advocacy Chair, JDRF
(Washington D.C., Monday, March 4, 2019) – JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The nonprofit organization focuses on accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D. Since 1970,...

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National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day – 11 Million Americans are Affected by Heart Valve Disease

AUDIO: Sue Peschin, President and CEO, Alliance for Aging Research
(Washington D.C., Friday, February 22, 2019) – National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day—recognized every February 22, is a campaign to increase recognition of the specific risks and symptoms of heart valve disease, improve detection and treatment,...

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America’s D+ Infrastructure Report Card Provides Opportunity for Congress & President Trump to Work Together

AUDIO: Tom Smith, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers
(Reston, VA, Friday, February 15, 2019) – Recent polling from POLITICO and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health said that increasing infrastructure spending is one of the top priorities for Americans for the new Congress....

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Nation’s First Facility to Integrate Large-Scale Wind Generation, Solar Generation and Battery Storage to Create an Improved Zero-Emissions Resource

AUDIO: Maria Pope, CEO, Portland General Electric
(Portland, OR, Wednesday, February 13, 2019) – Portland General Electric announced an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources to build a first-of-its-scale facility in North America, which will integrate wind generation, solar generation and battery storage...

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