Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton vowed Monday to stand behind Vice President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot Initiative, according to a statement issued ahead of an event with the vice president.
"Cancer does not discriminate, and I believe leaders of both parties can come together to tackle this disease," she said in the statement.
Ms. Clinton said she believes Congress should fulfill the administration's request for funding for the NIH and National Cancer Institute. She also vowed to continue to build on the moonshot effort to strengthen the country's overall scientific enterprise.
"I could not be prouder to stand with Vice President Biden in this fight, and as president, I will take up the charge," Ms. Clinton said in the statement. "My administration will carry out the mission the vice president has set, and continue to call on his advice, leadership, compassion and sheer strength of will. Together, we will seize this moment. Together, we will make cancer as we know it a disease of the past."
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