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>Wax said NIH's partnerships with myriad advocacy groups >have Congress seriously considering eight bills to double NIH's >budget. "NIH will have (the advocates) to thank if it happens." perhaps we should use the opportunity to support this doubling of the NIH budget. The 3/98 CBO budget projections show more than doubling of spending for Medicare. the 1998 expenditure is $214-billion and the 2008 expenditure is projected to be $448-billion. that is more than doubling in 10 years. the doubling of the $14-billion current NIH spending to $28-billion by 2003 should be advocated -- with high probability that advances in medical treatment brought about by expending more in research would save having to more than double the spending to Medicare. advocate wise spending! double the NIH funding in 5 years! ron vetter