Victoria Wolodzko Smart: It’s time to urge the full U.S. House and Senate to pass the legislation of the SCREENS for Cancer Act without delay
Victoria Wolodzko Smart, Senior Vice President of Mission at Susan G. Komen, shared on LinkedIn:
“I’m thrilled to share the unanimous passage of the SCREENS for Cancer Act by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce earlier today. And now, it’s time to urge the full U.S. House and Senate to pass the legislation without delay.
SCREENS for Cancer Act reauthorizes a critical program, The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), that provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment services for low-income, uninsured or underinsured people. The Susan G. Komen Center for Public Policy has been behind strong advocacy for this program that has served millions of people across the country. Thank you to all of our volunteers (and our amazing staff team, including Molly Guthrie, Valerie Nauman Nelson and Sarah Fickes Cobb) for their tireless efforts!
We also thank these legislators for being champions in the fight against breast cancer and leading this bicameral, bipartisan legislation: Representatives Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) as well as Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
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