Since its inception, the JSC has made presentations to Congress, advised the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus (a bipartisan group of congressional representatives), and served other branches of government. According to Marincola, the JSC acquired a reputation as “the premier caucus in Congress for the quality of its presentations and its staying power. Every month for fourteen or fifteen years, we’ve sponsored monthly briefings on the Hill, inviting prominent scientists who gave twenty-minute talks on their research and then answered questions. A lot of congressional staffers tell us
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