An MSNBC reporter recently tried to blame Republicans for the lack of progress in pediatric cancer research funding, and boy did it backfire! Sam Stein, a journalist with MSNBC, shared on social media that GOP leaders had cut essential funding during recent government spending negotiations.
In his article for The Bulwark, Stein highlighted that the revised funding bill significantly impacted efforts against pediatric cancer. According to him, the bill removed provisions allowing children with relapsed cancer to receive combined drug treatments, which are currently limited by FDA regulations to single-drug trials.
“But some of the hardest cuts to swallow involved medical research,” Stein wrote. “In particular, advocates say, the revised funding bill delivered a devastating blow to the fight against pediatric cancer. The slimmed-down version was stripped of language that would have allowed children with relapsed cancer to undergo treatments with a combination of cancer drugs and therapies. (Currently the Food and Drug Administration is only authorized to direct pediatric cancer trials of single drugs.)”
He continued, “The bill also didn’t include an extension of a program that gave financial lifelines, in the form of vouchers, to small pharmaceutical companies working on rare pediatric diseases. It was also missing earlier provisions that would have allowed for kids on Medicaid or CHIP—that is, poor children—to access medically complex care across state lines.”
Sam, why are leaving out that the Republican house already passed a standalone bill for pediatric cancer research that Dems in the Senate have refused to pass all year? Why are Dems using kids with cancer in an attempt to force through a bill filled with pork? Evil stuff. https://t.co/0twIEjyOzF
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) December 20, 2024
Here’s where his narrative fell apart though: House Republicans ALREADY passed a standalone bill for the pediatric funding…..which happened MONTHS ago. Yet Senate Democrats refuse to bring to a vote.
Once again, the left is causing issues and trying to make you believe that it was actually Conservatives.
Sam Stein lies for a living. Here’s the full quote where Trump says exactly how he’ll get grocery prices down.
If you’re wondering why legacy media is failing, it’s because of pathological liars like Stein. pic.twitter.com/mMU16ulIRI
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 12, 2024