"The 29 undersigned patient, provider, and research organizations that are members of the Friends of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) urge Congress to complete the FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill by the December 20 deadline with at least $48.9 billion for the base budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a comparable increase for the NIDDK."