ACC President Appears Before Congress to Advocate For HEARTS Act Implementation Funding – American College of Cardiology
ACC President Christopher M. Kramer, MD, FACC, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on April 9, urging lawmakers to allocate full funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act. Passed by Congress last year with near-unani mous support, the legislation ensures that public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. can develop cardiac emergency response