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AACR urges Congress to reach bipartisan budget agreement

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The American Association for Cancer Research Dec. 6 delivered a letter from the current AACR president and past presidents, urging the House and Senate leaders to “move quickly to finalize a multi-year, bipartisan budget agreement that raises the caps on non-defense discretionary spending in FY 2018 imposed by the Budget Control Act.”

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