Re: Response/senaator/rep

[Kelly Abbett <kjabbett@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks so much for your efforts - and yes, it would be very helpful if
you could cc PAN on both your letter and the response that you
received, and for others to do so on any similar advocacy efforts.

Kelly Abbett

Parkinson's Action Network
840 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA  95404
tel 800-850-4726
fax 707-544-2363

--- Joan Hartman <jmh13@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As requested by PAN, I recently wrote to my
> Senator and House Rep....expressing support for  the
> research for Parkinson's disease....I have had no
> response from Senator Feinstein but have had a
> response from Rep.  Ron Packard.....the first
> paragraph  thanked me for writing...second paragraph
> discussed PD afflictions for 1.5 million Americans
> and cost of $7 billion annually. and that it was
> important that these efforts are properly
> funded....Third paragraph started with "As you know,
> ....HR  1260.....signed and into law in 1998,
> authorized appropriation of up to $100
> million......etc.......
> fourth paragraph discussed his support over the
> years for provisions emphasizing NIH funding be
> allocated to Parkinson's disease.....Fifth paragraph
> stated, "Please be assured that I will keep your
> views in mind during this year's budget
> negotiations.  In the meantime,  please visit my
> Internet web site at"  ......where you can sign up
> for his newsletter.  Joan Hartman
> PS...are we to keep our responses or forward them to
> PAN???
>

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