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Past and present policy positions adopted by ASPET Council and latest congressional testimony to support biomedical research.

- Statement
February 24, 2021

ASPET endorses the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research’s FY 22 recommendation of at least $46.1 billion for NIH

This will allow NIH’s base budget to keep pace with the Biomedical Research Development Price Index (BRDPI)
- Statement
January 29, 2021

ASPET and the Coalition for NSF Funding request Congress appropriate $3 billion in relief funding

The supplemental funds will be used to offset costs from interrupted research due to COVID-19.
- Statement
January 07, 2021

ASPET issues statement condemning yesterday’s violence on Capitol Hill

The foundation of a robust federally-funded scientific enterprise is a stable government.
- Statement
January 05, 2021

ASPET joins AAAS and others to urge Congress to enact emergency funding for COVID relief

We also call on Congress to pass FY 21 appropriations bills to fund scientific research.
- Statement
December 07, 2020

ASPET joins the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research in urging President-elect Biden to support NIH funding

The letter also requests that the incoming administration prioritize emergency supplemental funding to combat COVID-19.
- Statement
December 03, 2020

ASPET and Research!America call on Congress to pass FY 21 appropriations bills to avert a shutdown

The nation’s scientific enterprise needs robust fiscal support to tackle public health challenges next year and beyond.
- Statement
November 30, 2020

ASPET joins the Coalition for NSF Funding to urge appropriators to finalize FY 21 spending bills

The letter also encourages appropriators to make a funding increase for NSF a high priority.
- Statement
November 05, 2020

ASPET voices concerns over animal research language in House Appropriations Labor-HHS report

The language would further restrict important research with nonhuman primates.
- Statement
October 01, 2020

Scientific societies come together to ask NSF for support during COVID-19

Support for society programming will foster a culture of innovation within the scientific community.
- Statement
August 25, 2020

ASPET responds to NIH RFI on rigor, reproducibility, and translatability in animal research

The challenges of increasing rigor and translatability require NIH to work proactively with stakeholders.
- Statement
August 07, 2020

ASPET joins the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research in supporting emergency relief funding for NIH via the HEALS Act

The funds will be used to support investments in medical research and offset costs due to COVID-19.
- Statement
July 09, 2020

ASPET joins the STEM community to oppose ICE’s modifications to the Student and Exchange Visa Program

The modifications would prohibit foreign students from remaining in the U.S. if all classes are online as a result of COVID-19.
- Statement
June 25, 2020

ASPET issues statement on President Trump’s proclamation suspending H, J, and L visas for 180 days

This action will harm our nation’s scientific enterprise and reduce our competitiveness in higher education and across many key industries.
- Statement
May 22, 2020

ASPET and Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research call for $50 million in supplemental funding

The funding would support COVID-19 research efforts and sustain the momentum of the VA research enterprise.
- Statement
May 21, 2020

ASPET responds to OSTP’s RFI on public access to federally-funded research

ASPET has taken steps to increase access to research and has concerns about the efficacy of further mandated access.
- Statement
May 21, 2020

ASPET and the scientific community oppose President Trump’s latest immigration executive order

The order reduces the U.S.’s strategic advantage in attracting top talent and may hamper our recovery from COVID-19.
- Statement
May 08, 2020

ASPET and nonprofit community call for $2 billion in bridge funding for stalled research projects

Many organizations cannot currently cover the costs of interrupted research due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Statement
April 28, 2020

ASPET joins with the scientific community to express concern about the stigmatization of Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Global diversity is one of our greatest assets in helping to solve the global pandemic.
- Statement
March 31, 2020

ASPET and science and health policy stakeholders call for a review of the public health response to COVID-19

The review must be comprehensive, science-based, and non-partisan, and take place after the emergency has passed.
- Statement
March 16, 2020

ASPET and institutional supporters of animal research send letter to congressional appropriators

Language in last year’s appropriations package limited the ability of biomedical researchers to use animal models.

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