Local Lawmakers Hail Lyme Disease Bill

POUGHKEEPSIE – Reps. Chris Gibson and Sean Patrick Maloney on Monday hailed the recent House passage of a bill they say will strengthen the fight against Lyme disease and similar medical scourges.The 21st Century Cures Act recently passed the House 344-77 and now goes on to the Senate, where action could come this fall.The act includes the key provisions of the Tick-borne Disease Research Transparency and Accountability Act, which Gibson authored and of which [...]

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