Dear FUN Colleagues, The FUN Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Committee is forwarding you = this message from Research!America at an important time in the budget proce= ss on Capitol Hill. Please support our efforts to protect NIH funding leve= ls. Best regards, Julio Ramirez Chair, Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Committee *************************** Julio J. Ramirez, Ph.D. R. Stuart Dickson Professor Director, Neuroscience Program Director, SOMAS-URM Program Department of Psychology Box 7017 Davidson College Davidson, NC 28035 Voice: 704-894-2888 House will decide NIH funding on Friday Take Action! On Friday, the House appropriations subcommittee that determines funding fo= r NIH, CDC, and AHRQ will make their funding recommendation for fiscal year= 2012. Call or write your members of Congress today and remind them that ro= bust funding for health research is critical. Despite budgetary constraints, we cannot afford to fall behind when it come= s to investing in medical research and America=92s future. These investment= s are needed now more than ever to overcome the health challenges facing ou= r nation and to create the jobs that will help revitalize our economy. Please remember to share this message broadly with your networks and =91Lik= e=92 this alert on Facebook. Together, we will make sure Congress gets the = message.