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    I believe our seniors should not have to decide between medicine and food. Access to affordable prescription drugs and quality healthcare is a basic necessity of life for all Americans. I want individuals to have more freedom and opportunity in their health care coverage  
     
 
The re-importation of prescription drugs has quickly come to the forefront of providing Americans with quality, affordable drugs. Davis supports the re-importation of safe, FDA approved drugs from pre-approved countries.  
 
 
 
Davis requested additional funding be allocated for breast cancer research. Breast cancer is among a leading cause of death among women.  
 
 
 
Davis, a member of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, has worked with congressional appropriators and administration officials to increase funding for diabetes research.  
 
 
 
Davis voted for legislation facilitating the use of umbilical-cord-blood stem cells in biomedical research and in the treatment of disease. The House approved the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 by a majority vote of 431-1. Davis supports research into the potential of cord-blood stem cells to advance regenerative medicine in an ethical way.