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| http://www.speaker.gov/general/speaker-ryan-cures-now-final-house-vote | Speaker Ryan Touts #CuresNow Ahead of Final House Vote | 2016-11-30 | 2016 | 2016-11 | Republican | House | WI | Paul Ryan | R000570 | www.speaker.gov | legacy | Today, Speaker Ryan discussed the 21st Century Cures Act—legislation introduced by the Energy and Commerce Committee to bring American health care into the 21st century—at a weekly press conference with House Republicans: “We are certainly very excited to bring a final bipartisan version of the 21st Century Cures bill to the House floor today.“This has been a long time coming. This is going to be a game-changer. It’s going to be a game-changer for patients and for their families. It will fundamentally transform the way that we treat and cure diseases in this country. Cures provides needed funding, but it does so in a responsible way.“I am also pleased, as you just heard, that this legislation includes Tim Murphy’s mental health legislation—mental health reform. Again, something a long time coming. Not only do we need to bring mental illness out of the shadows, we really have to improve how we address it. We need more coordination, more early intervention, and this bill takes a huge step in that right direction.“I just want to thank Fred Upton and Tim Murphy. They have been pushing this for years. And this is the result of their hard work and their collaboration with other people. I want to thank the Republicans and the Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee for making this possible.“These are ideas that we’ve been working on for years. They did not quit. They did not give up. And this is a result of their hard work. “And that’s really the driving principle of this legislation: We don’t give up on anybody in the country. Nobody is alone. No matter how rare the disease—no matter how dire the situation—there can always be hope. There should always be hope. And with this legislation, there will be more hope for more families.“We expect very good bipartisan support today, and then we hope the Senate will act swiftly so we can get this bill to the president’s desk.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |