MGN Rep. Morgan Griffith says a series of ALS deaths affecting people he knew in the Roanoke Valley is a key reason he is backing federal legislation to extend research funding for the disease. The Salem Republican spoke as a House subcommittee considered a bill to reauthorize money for ALS research and investigational therapies. During the hearing, Griffith described former colleagues, swim teammates and friends from the Roanoke Valley who died…
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