from the Parkinson Action Network=0A-----------------------=0AUrge Presid=
ent Clinton to Fully Fund Udall Act=0A=0A=0A=0ACall and Tell Your Senator=
s to Sign McCain/Wellstone Letter=0A=0A=0A=0ANovember 13, 1997 witness th=
e historic signing into law of the Morris K.=0A=0AUdall Parkinson=92s Res=
earch Act.  It was a landmark day for every person=0A=0Awho cares about P=
arkinson=92s, particularly those in the advocacy=0A=0Acommunity who made =
it happen.=0A=0A=0A=0AAs big a step as it is, however, passage of the Uda=
ll Act alone is not=0A=0Aenough.  The Udall Act authorizes (or approves) =
the increased research=0A=0Afunding, but it is up to Congress and the Pre=
sident to ensure that the=0A=0Amoney gets appropriated (or actually provi=
ded).=0A=0A=0A=0AOne way to do this is for the President to include speci=
fic and directed=0A=0Afunding in his fiscal year 1999 budget request, whi=
ch he is now=0A=0Apreparing.  Inclusion in the President=92s budget will =
give Parkinson=92s a=0A=0Aposition at the starting line of the 1999 budge=
t process, rather than=0A=0Aleaving us having to catch up to the rest of =
the field.=0A=0A=0A=0ARecognizing the importance of this early action, th=
e Udall Act=92s Senate=0A=0Achampions, John McCain (R-AZ) and Paul Wellst=
one (D-MN), have drafted a=0A=0Aletter to President Clinton urging him to=
 include full funding of the=0A=0AUdall Act as part of his fiscal year 19=
99 budget request (please see=0A=0Aattached draft).  Senators McCain and =
Wellstone are now circulating the=0A=0Aletter among their 64 Senate colle=
agues who cosponsored the Udall bill=0A=0Athis year and asking that they =
join in urging the President to fund the=0A=0AUdall Act.=0A=0A=0A=0AObvio=
usly, the greater the number of Senators signing the letter, the=0A=0Agre=
ater the show of Congressional and public support for Parkinson=92s=0A=0A=
research funding and the greater the impact on President Clinton.  This=
=0A=0Ais critically important to getting the needed resources into the ha=
nds=0A=0Aof Parkinson=92s researchers.=0A=0A=0A=0ABelow is a list of Sena=
tors cosponsoring the Udall bill.  If one or both=0A=0Aof your Senators i=
s on the list, contact them immediately, and urge them=0A=0Ato sign the M=
cCain/Wellstone letter!  Speak with your Senator=92s=0A=0AWashington, DC =
office, and ask that someone call you back to confirm=0A=0Athat your Sena=
tor has signed the letter.=0A=0A=0A=0APlease do not mail letters to your =
Senators, time is too short!  Call=0A=0Ayour Senators today!  All Senator=
s can be reached through the Capitol=0A=0Aswitchboard at (202) 224- 3121.=
  If you would like to fax or email your=0A=0Amessages, please contact th=
e Network at (800) 850-4726 for your=0A=0ASenators=92 fax numbers and ema=
il addresses.=0A=0A=0A=0AIf one or both of your Senators did not cosponso=
r, immediately contact=0A=0Athem and ask them to send their own letter to=
 President Clinton urging=0A=0Afull funding of the Udall Act in 1999!  (Y=
ou can give them the attached=0A=0AMcCain/Wellstone letter as a guide.)=
=0A=0A=0A=0APlease act now!=0A=0A=0A=0AIf you have any questions, please =
contact Michael Claeys at (800)=0A=0A850-4726.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AS. 535 - =
The Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1997=0A=0A=0A=0AI=
ntroduced by: John McCain, R-AZ  &  Paul Wellstone, D-MN=0A=0A=0A=0A64 Co=
sponsors:=0A=0A=0A=0A Robert Bennett, R-UT                     James Inho=
fe, R-OK=0A=0A Joseph Biden, D-DE                         Daniel Inouye, =
D-HI=0A=0A Jeff Bingaman, D-NM                     Tim Johnson, D-SD=0A=
=0A Christopher (Kit) Bond, R-MO            Edward Kennedy, D-MA=0A=0A Ba=
rbara Boxer, D-CA                     Robert Kerrey, D-NE=0A=0A John Brea=
ux, D-LA                         John Kerry, D-MA=0A=0A Sam Brownback, R-=
KS                     Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ=0A=0A Richard Bryan, D-NV  =
                   Patrick Leahy, D-VT=0A=0A Conrad Burns, R-MT          =
               Carl Levin, D-MI=0A=0A Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-CO      =
   Joseph Lieberman, D-CT=0A=0A Max Cleland, D-GA                        =
 Connie Mack, R-FL=0A=0A Thad Cochran, R-MS                     Mitch McC=
onnell, R-KY=0A=0A Susan Collins, R-ME                         Barbara Mi=
kulski, D-MD=0A=0A Paul Coverdell, R-GA                     Carol Moseley=
 Braun, D-IL=0A=0A Larry Craig, R-ID Daniel                 Patrick Moyni=
han, D-NY=0A=0A Alfonse D'Amato, R-NY                 Patty Murray, D-WA=
=0A=0A Thomas Daschle, D-SD                     Don Nickles, R-OK=0A=0A M=
ike De Wine, R-OH                     Jack Reed, D-RI=0A=0A Christopher D=
odd, D-CT                 Harry Reid, D-NV=0A=0A Byron Dorgan, D-ND      =
               Charles S. Robb, D-VA=0A=0A Richard Durbin, D-IL          =
               John Rockefeller, D-WV=0A=0A Lauch Faircloth, R-NC        =
             William Roth, Jr., R-DE=0A=0A Dianne Feinstein, D-CA        =
             Rick Santorum, R-PA=0A=0A Wendell Ford, D-KY                =
     Paul Sarbanes, D-MD=0A=0A John Glenn, D-OH                         J=
eff Sessions, R-AL=0A=0A Slade Gorton, R-WA                     Richard S=
helby, R-AL=0A=0A Bob Graham, D-FL                         Gordon Smith, =
R-OR=0A=0A Charles Grassley, R-IA                 Olympia Snowe, R-ME=0A=
=0A Tom Harkin, D-IA                         Arlen Specter, R-PA=0A=0A Or=
rin G. Hatch, R-UT                     Robert Torricelli, D-NJ=0A=0A Erne=
st Hollings, D-SC                     John Warner, R-VA=0A=0A Tim Hutchin=
son, R-AR                     Ron Wyden, R-OR=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AText of Mc=
Cain/ Wellstone Letter to President Clinton:=0A=0A=0A=0APresident William=
 Clinton=0A=0A1600 Pennsylvania Avenue=0A=0AWashington, DC=0A=0A=0A=0ADea=
r President Clinton,=0A=0A=0A=0AAs you prepare the federal budget request=
 for fiscal year 1999, we urge=0A=0Ayou to include funding to implement t=
he Morris K Udall Parkinson's=0A=0AResearch and Education Act.=0A=0A=0A=
=0AAs you know, this important provision authorizing $100 million for=0A=
=0AParkinson's research at the National Institutes of Health was included=
=0A=0Ain H.R. 2264, the FY98 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill which you sign=
ed=0A=0Ainto law on November 13, 1997.=0A=0A=0A=0AParkinson's disease is =
a cruel and debilitating disease which afflicts=0A=0Amore than one millio=
n Americans.  People afflicted by this dreadful=0A=0Adisease experience t=
remors, loss of balance and repeated falls, loss of=0A=0Amemory, confusio=
n, and depression.  Ultimately, this disease results in=0A=0Atotal incapa=
city for an individual, including the inability to speak.=0A=0AEach of th=
em lives with fear and frustration as they become prisoners=0A=0Awithin t=
heir own bodies, clinging to the hope that a scientific=0A=0Abreakthrough=
 may soon be discovered and they will be liberated.=0A=0A=0A=0AThe Udall =
provision will sustain the hope of the millions of Americans=0A=0Awho suf=
fer with this disease by increasing the federal govemment's=0A=0Afinancia=
l investment in Parkinson's research and allowing us to make=0A=0Asignifi=
cant scientific progress.=0A=0A=0A=0ARecently, our nation's scientists ha=
ve been making tremendous progress=0A=0Ain the field of Parkinson's resea=
rch.  In fact, there are significant=0A=0Aindications of a very strong po=
tential for major breakthroughs in=0A=0Aidentifying the cause and treatme=
nt of Parkinson's in this decade.=0A=0AAccording to a wide array of exper=
ts, we are on the verge of=0A=0Asubstantial, ground-breaking scientific d=
iscoveries regarding the cause=0A=0Aand potential cure of Parkinson's dis=
ease.  It is imperative that we=0A=0Aprovide funding for the Udall bill i=
n FY1 999 and give our scientific=0A=0Aresearchers the necessary funding =
and support to seize this rare=0A=0Aopportunity to beat Parkinson's.=0A=
=0A=0A=0AThat is why we supported the Udall Parkinson's Research Act and =
worked=0A=0Atogether for it to become law during the first session of the=
 105th=0A=0ACongress.  We urge you to include full funding for the Morris=
 K. Udall=0A=0AParkinson's Research and Education Act as a part of your F=
Y1999 budget=0A=0Arequest.  Millions of Americans are looking to all of u=
s for the=0A=0Afinancial support needed to find a cure for this cruel dis=
ease.=0A=0A=0A=0AJohn McCain                                    Paul Well=
stone=0A=0AUnited States Senator                        United States Sen=
ator=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A---------------------=
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