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CentralMass

(16,540 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 10:35 AM Monday

Elon Musk Pressured GOP Lawmakers To Remove Child Cancer Treatment Programs From Spending Bill, Advocates Say It ...

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"After Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed a must-pass spending bill last December, lawmakers were pressured to remove two cancer-treatment measures from it.
Even though the funding deal was first agreed upon by Congressional leadership, it came under attack after Musk condemned the bill on social media. His criticism put pressure on lawmakers, specifically Republicans, and eventually, the Gabriella Miller program and the Give Kids A Chance Act were stripped from the bill.
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 was designed to increase funding for childhood cancer and rare disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It was named after Gabriella Miller, a ten-year-old advocate who died due to brain cancer in 2013
This legislation had strong bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. Because of Musk’s pressure, provisions that would have allocated $190 million toward life-saving pediatric cancer plans were removed from the final spending package."

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Elon Musk Pressured GOP Lawmakers To Remove Child Cancer Treatment Programs From Spending Bill, Advocates Say It ... (Original Post) CentralMass Monday OP

Real life Mr. Burns but without the warmth and humor newdeal2 Monday #1

The brain drain and science gap will cost American lives bronxiteforever Monday #2

Elonned Nasruddin Monday #3

He is not human. Maybe he is a bot. xuplate Monday #4

Somebody, somewhere has an explanation for why Musk meddled in our government/budget erronis Monday #5

All the investigations into his business interests were effectively stopped. rubbersole Monday #6

Everyone who has cancer should be treated and studied. For the good of all, like, well, vaccines. twodogsbarking Monday #7

Way too much influence from players with no skin in the game BurnDoubt Monday #8

newdeal2

(4,221 posts)

1. Real life Mr. Burns but without the warmth and humor

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 10:40 AM

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bronxiteforever

(10,790 posts)

2. The brain drain and science gap will cost American lives

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:35 AM

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and standard of living. Other countries will pass us or already have passed us. The GOP cheers America getting its ass kicked daily by their policies.

But maga right?

Nasruddin

(1,119 posts)

3. Elonned

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:10 PM

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You mean the brain drain that apparently happened to Elon?

xuplate

(133 posts)

4. He is not human. Maybe he is a bot.

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:11 PM

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erronis

(21,400 posts)

5. Somebody, somewhere has an explanation for why Musk meddled in our government/budget

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:14 PM

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I understand sociopathy and psychopathy (well not really), but there still has to be some motivation that got him up every day from his drugged sleep to try to destroy basic humanity.

I'll accept the "more money for him" argument but I think there is something much stronger.

(in western MA)

rubbersole

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6. All the investigations into his business interests were effectively stopped.

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:25 PM

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Hey, second best $275 million he ever spent. DOGE was never about "government fraud and waste". It was an important step in the implementation of Project 2025. It worked.

twodogsbarking

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7. Everyone who has cancer should be treated and studied. For the good of all, like, well, vaccines.

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:26 PM

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BurnDoubt

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8. Way too much influence from players with no skin in the game

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:42 PM

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Who voted for Leonard Leo, or Laura Loomer?
Yet they have more influence over policy than anybody, apparently.
Only the Best People.
Poo Tee Weet.

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