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Congressional Briefing on ME/CFS

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Published on May 26, 2017
Solve ME/CFS Initiative and #MEAction organized this congressional briefing in the Capitol to educate legislators on the urgent need to fund ME/CFS research. The briefing was introduced with a sincere and supportive speech from Senator Ed Markey (MA) followed by presentations from #MEAction co-founder Jen Brea, Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI) Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Zaher Nahle, and President of SMCI Carol Head.