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Article: Reauthorization of Muscular Dystrophy Bill Signed into Law
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 9, 2008
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Will Nolan of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, +1-201-
944-9985
Non-profit advocacy group, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
(PPMD), works with bipartisan Congressional champions to gain
passage
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President George W.
Bush today signed into law legislation to fund important research
and improve patient care for muscular dystrophy. The bill builds on
the success of an earlier act, called the MD-CARE Act, which was
adopted in 2001. The new legislation was unanimously agreed to by
the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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"This bill means so ...