The Moonshot program was the largest, organized effort by the U.S. government to find cancer cures. Congress voted it down.

Even though this would be a win for all Americans – and humanity – it apparently did not outweigh the politics of making a Democrat look good. This is the definition of party over country.

I’m a doctor.So is my mother. When she got cancer, I realized how little that mattered.

Republicans have stated budget cuts need to be made with an ever-growing debt. But where was this attitude when tax cuts for the wealthy were on the table in 2017? They don’t have to look at patients in the eye and break the devastating news that they have cancer. They don’t have to treat cancers that block intestines or drown a patient’s lungs in fluid.

  • @[email protected]English
    39•4 months ago

    How very on-brand for these Republican jerks.

    Also, ever notice how often things are attributed to “Congress” in headlines like this? I mean, given the mention of Biden you could infer that it’s most likely the REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS, not “Congress”, from the headline since it mentions blocking a win for Biden, but…still. Seems to happen a lot. It must be more about that “objective journalism” and the “balance”, etc…

    • The QuuuuuillEnglish
      4•4 months ago

      And it stands to benefit those Republican congressmen who run back to their jurisdictions and say “Washington isn’t doing anything about your needs. Send me back and I’ll obstruct them from doing the things that aren’t helping you”

      Its a huge fucking scam