The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, which includes AAU, issued a statement supportive of the $15.5 billion include in Senate Republicans’ pandemic relief plan. The funding “represents a critical, immediate investment, necessary to maximize our nation’s capacity to quell the current crisis, take steps to prevent a recurrence of COVID-19 or the emergence of future pandemics, and sustain momentum” in disease research. The group then encourages members of congress to include no less than $15.5 billion in the forthcoming COVID-19 relief bill.