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ICYMI: February 5, 2016

Published on February 5, 2016

Updated on November 1, 2019

ICYMI: February 5, 2016

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White House Proposes $1 Billion for Cancer ‘Moonshot’

MONDAY, February 1, 2016 (NBC News) –The White House will propose spending close to $1 billion over the next two years on a “moonshot” to fight cancer, officials said Monday.

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for fiscal year 2017, and will try to spend $195 million this year to get things started.

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