Ten-Year-Old Gabriella Miller Inspired Congress To Pass Cancer Research Bill

Gabriella Miller was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in November 2012 when she just nine years old. She spent the rest of her days campaigning and fundraising for cancer research. She became a local hero in her home state of Virginia and soon took her fight to Capitol Hill, demanding more funding for medical research. Her message was strong and blunt: “Stop talking and start doing. Talk is bull****. We need action.”
After her death last October, Rep. Eric Cantor pushed the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act through Congress. The bill would redirect millions in taxpayer funds from political conventions to pediatric medical research. The vote was hailed as a rare moment of bipartisanship in the increasingly divided Congress.