Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — founder and co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus — reintroduced the Give Kids a Chance Act, a landmark bill to accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Health Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce, re-introduced the Give Kids A Chance Act, a bill to provide children access to cutting-edge trials and therapies for cancer.
WASHINGTON – Today, on International Childhood Cancer Day, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), co-founder of the Childhood Cancer Caucus, released the following statement.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), founder and co-chair of the Childhood Cancer Caucus, released the following statement after Congress passed the Childhood Cancer STAR (Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research) Reauthorization Act, legislation he introduced along with Representatives G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), and Jackie Speier (D-Calif.).
WASHINGTON – Last week, Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jackie Speier (D-CA), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) hosted the 13th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit where they gathered with advocates, docors, and survivors to raise awareness for the pediatric cancer community. Additionally, the incoming co-chairs for the Childhood Cancer Caucus, Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Ami Bera (D-CA) attended the summit.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), founder of the Childhood Cancer Caucus joined co-chair Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) to introduce the Give Kids A Chance Act, a bill to ensure children have access to cutting-edge trials and therapies for cancer.
Washington. D.C. – Last week, Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) virtually hosted the 12th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit where they gathered with advocates, doctors, and survivors to raise awareness for the pediatric cancer community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield, along with his fellow co-chairs of the Childhood Cancer Caucus, Representatives Michael McCaul (TX-10), Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Mike Kelly (PA-16) released the following statement on the inclusion of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act in the omnibus appropriations package:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), the Lead Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Chairman Eliot Engel (NY-16) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced the Global Hope Act, legislation that will support efforts to help lower childhood cancer mortality rates in developing countries. While most prevalent forms of pediatric cancer are curable with generic medications, children in developing countries lack access to the treatment and care they need to survive.