Congressman Cohen Secures $5 Million For Battlefield Nurse Training and Advanced Cancer Research
July 31, 2009
The federal funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Department Appropriations Bill that passed the House of Representatives this afternoon.
“The medical and scientific advances being achieved at the University of Memphis and UT-Health Center are making a real difference in the lives of our men and women serving on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Whether its training nurses in battlefield medicine, undertaking cancer research to better understand war illnesses, or developing technology that keeps our soldiers safe, our district is truly contributing to our national defense,” Congressman Cohen said.
“I was proud to fight for these funds and equally proud of the men and women who serve our nation in uniform. The bill that we passed today provides our active duty men and women with the equipment and training they need to get the job done and return safely. We increased their pay, invested in military health care and, most importantly, take care of their families on the home front,” Congressman Cohen said.
The University of Memphis received $2 million to develop nursing skills that are specific to those necessary for the military nursing corps featuring the most up-to-date medical services. The University also received $1.5 million to develop improved sensors, including network sensors that would integrate imagery and other sensor information from several platforms to give a greater awareness of threats and to keep soldiers safe on the battlefield.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center received $1.5 million to improve cancer care through basic and translational research. This project includes funding for the use of a confocal microscope and therapeutic strategies in the development pipeline at the Center for Cancer Research and treatment that requires studies using live-cell imagery.
In addition to the funding announced today, the Defense Appropriations bill also provides our troops with the weapons and equipment, a 3.4% pay raise, investments in medical care and strong support for military family advocacy programs. It continues efforts to end the involuntary extension of a service member’s active duty service under their enlistment contract also known as “stop loss.” It pays our troops an additional $500 for every month their term of service is involuntarily extended because of this unfortunate practice.
To protect our troops on the battlefield and make sure that our soldiers are well-prepared for any challenge that comes their way, this legislation provides our military with first class equipment. It gives them the weapons they need to fight the wars of today and prepare for the battles of tomorrow. For the first time since the beginning of operations in Iraq, this bill also budgets for Overseas Deployment and other activities in Iraq and Afghanistan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Lastly, this legislation makes a commitment to fiscal responsibility by reigning in outsourcing and putting Defense personnel, not contractors, in charge of critical department functions. At the same time, it will allow the Inspector General to hire additional investigators to ensure proper oversight of Department of Defense acquisition and contracting.
Steven Broderick
Communications Director
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)
1005 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Direct: 202-226-7916
Main: 202-225-3265
steven.broderick@mail.house.gov
“The medical and scientific advances being achieved at the University of Memphis and UT-Health Center are making a real difference in the lives of our men and women serving on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Whether its training nurses in battlefield medicine, undertaking cancer research to better understand war illnesses, or developing technology that keeps our soldiers safe, our district is truly contributing to our national defense,” Congressman Cohen said.
“I was proud to fight for these funds and equally proud of the men and women who serve our nation in uniform. The bill that we passed today provides our active duty men and women with the equipment and training they need to get the job done and return safely. We increased their pay, invested in military health care and, most importantly, take care of their families on the home front,” Congressman Cohen said.
The University of Memphis received $2 million to develop nursing skills that are specific to those necessary for the military nursing corps featuring the most up-to-date medical services. The University also received $1.5 million to develop improved sensors, including network sensors that would integrate imagery and other sensor information from several platforms to give a greater awareness of threats and to keep soldiers safe on the battlefield.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center received $1.5 million to improve cancer care through basic and translational research. This project includes funding for the use of a confocal microscope and therapeutic strategies in the development pipeline at the Center for Cancer Research and treatment that requires studies using live-cell imagery.
In addition to the funding announced today, the Defense Appropriations bill also provides our troops with the weapons and equipment, a 3.4% pay raise, investments in medical care and strong support for military family advocacy programs. It continues efforts to end the involuntary extension of a service member’s active duty service under their enlistment contract also known as “stop loss.” It pays our troops an additional $500 for every month their term of service is involuntarily extended because of this unfortunate practice.
To protect our troops on the battlefield and make sure that our soldiers are well-prepared for any challenge that comes their way, this legislation provides our military with first class equipment. It gives them the weapons they need to fight the wars of today and prepare for the battles of tomorrow. For the first time since the beginning of operations in Iraq, this bill also budgets for Overseas Deployment and other activities in Iraq and Afghanistan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Lastly, this legislation makes a commitment to fiscal responsibility by reigning in outsourcing and putting Defense personnel, not contractors, in charge of critical department functions. At the same time, it will allow the Inspector General to hire additional investigators to ensure proper oversight of Department of Defense acquisition and contracting.
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Steven Broderick
Communications Director
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)
1005 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Direct: 202-226-7916
Main: 202-225-3265
steven.broderick@mail.house.gov