Support research and development of life-saving cures for debilitating and expensive diseases.

The single most effective thing we can do to control healthcare costs over the long term is to support research and development of life-saving cures for debilitating and expensive diseases.

Commits to supporting medical research as a long-term cost-control strategy.

Healthcare - Bill Foster for Congress
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Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after he voted in favor of the FY 2026 appropriations minibus, which passed the House: ... The bill provides $8.4 billion for the DOE Office of Science, rejecting the deep cuts proposed by the Trump Administration and making it the only major DOE research office to receive an increase relative to prior enacted levels.

Shows Foster taking a concrete pro-research funding vote in the current Congress, but it is about DOE science funding rather than a direct cures-specific delivery. This supports partial effort toward the broader claim.

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Foster Votes to Protect American Science from Trump Administration Cuts
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Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Medical Records Access Fairness Act, which would require health care providers to give patients access to their medical records at no cost at least once per year. ... endorsed by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

A healthcare-access bill in the same period, but it does not directly advance life-saving cures R&D. It shows continued legislative activity in the health space, not delivery of the specific claim.

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Foster Introduces Medical Records Access Fairness Act | Congressman Bill Foster
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North Central College: STEM Equipment for Research and Workforce Development

This is a district funding request that includes research-adjacent STEM equipment, indicating continued support for research capacity, but it is not direct evidence of delivering life-saving cures R&D.

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Foster Requests Funding for 20 Community Projects Across 11th District | Congressman Bill Foster
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Today, U.S. Congressmen Bill Foster (D-IL) and Pete Sessions (R-TX) introduced the Responsible and Ethical AI Labeling (REAL) Act.

Shows legislative activity by Foster in the current term, but unrelated to biomedical research or cures. Included only as context that he remains active in Congress; it does not support delivery of the claim.

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Foster, Sessions Introduce Bipartisan Bill Requiring Government Agencies to Label Content Generated with Artificial Intelligence | Congressman Bill Foster
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