Right to Try Act

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Brooks says that Right to Try law is benefiting people fighting terminal illness

Monday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said on social media that the Right to Try Act, which he helped pass, is helping the terminally ill by getting the federal government out of the way. Brooks cited the case of Natalie Harp, who recently appeared on Fox News praising the legislation. “Glad to see legislation I championed … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 18, 2019

Opinion

Making progress for America

These days, it is hard to turn on the television or log onto the Internet without being bombarded with the latest “news” of what is happening in Washington. The media gives far too much attention to names like Stormy Daniels and Roseanne instead of focusing on the wide range of substantive issues being debated in … Continued

Bradley Byrne

June 4, 2018

Trump signs Right to Try Act, allowing terminally ill patients to attempt experimental drugs

President Donald Trump signed the Right to Try Act into law on Wednesday. The law would allow terminally ill patients to attempt experimental drugs that do not yet have approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Several members of the Alabama congressional delegation have been vocal proponents for passage of the legislation. “I was proud … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 31, 2018

Opinion

The fight against childhood cancer

As a father of four, it is difficult to even contemplate a child’s life being cut short due to cancer or another terminal illness. As Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, once stated, “no child should die in the dawn of life.” This powerful statement rang true recently when I met … Continued

Bradley Byrne

May 7, 2018

US Rep. Mo Brooks supports bill that would give terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, who represents Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, delivered a House floor speech Thursday calling for a vote on Senate Bill S. 204, the Right to Try Act, which would give terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments that have not yet completed the Food … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 19, 2018