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More than 1,100 Alzheimer’s Association advocates, joined by policymakers, journalists and entertainers — including actresses and celebrity champions Ashley Williams and Kate Mulgrew — convened in DC this week to advance research, care and support around the disease, and honor its champions.
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At the National Alzheimer’s Dinner, April 1st, at the Marriott Wardman Park, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) received the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) Humanitarian Award. Political analyst and Editor/Publisher of The Cook Political Report, Charlie Cook, was on hand, in addition to NIH NIA Director Richard Hodes, and a number of Senators and Representatives.
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Williams served as emcee for the dinner, and Mulgrew provided the keynote address, encouraging a $350 million increase for research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Alzheimer’s disease for FY 2020, and support for critical bipartisan legislation that addresses Alzheimer’s as a public health crisis.