WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Former "Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane is advocating for a "bold" plan to accelerate ALS research after his diagnosis earlier this year.

Dane, 52, met with U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California in Washington D.C. on Tuesday as a partner with nonprofit " I AM ALS ." In the meeting, he pitched the "Push for Progress" plan where the organization is rallying to secure $1 billion in funding for ALS research over the next three years.

"I'm gonna ring every bell. I have two daughters at home. I want to see them, you know, graduate college, get married, maybe have grandkids. I want to be there for all that," Dane said in a video posted to Swalwell's TikTok . "I'm gonna fight till the last breath on this one."

Dane is married to Rebecca Gayheart and they have two c

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