People lobby for all kinds of reasons in our nation’s capitol, even stroke care and prevention. It’s nice to know there is a group of lawmakers trying to help cut down the number of deaths and people disabled by this deadly disease.
It’s called the Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention or STOP Stroke Act. The act has received broad bipartisan support over the years in both the House and Senate.
In fact, in 2005, Representatives Chip Pickering (R-MS) and Lois Capps (D-CA) introduced the...
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