Join the LEAD Coalition’s Day of Action to #FundAlzheimers on April 24th

At the end of 2016, Congress failed to pass a 2017 budget and instead passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund federal agencies at 2016 levels through April 28. Some in Congress want to pass a yearlong CR at the 2016 funding levels, which would mean that the planned increases for dementia research and care […]

LEAD Coalition Urges Congress to Strengthen Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Support; Executive Director Warns President’s Budget Blueprint Would Reverse Progress

Executive Director Ian Kremer issued the following statement in response to the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Federal Budget Blueprint.  WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease Coalition (LEAD Coalition) stands with all Americans facing life-altering and fatal diseases in opposition to the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Federal Budget Blueprint. The proposed budget makes shortsighted […]

Join the LEAD Coalition’s Week of Action to #FundAlzheimers, March 20 – 24th

The 2017 federal budget remains in limbo due to the Continuing Resolution (CR) that runs through April 28. The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to pass a defense spending bill that may include additional amendments to fund other parts of the federal budget. But there remains significant concern that some or all federal agencies may […]