Does anyone know Leslie Lillard Warren, how to get in touch with her?
Thanks.


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
To: Parkinson List <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 5:28 PM
Subject: Leslie L.W. > Re: Talk to Your Congressman


>    Leslie, my Representative, as well as both my Senators, have always
>backed the bill (NJ).  Is it appropriate to visit them to offer the opinion
>that at this point it is not enough to pledge to vote for the Bill, that we
>would like him to really go to bat for it with his persuasive skills - and
>his vote?  Suggest that if this were a bill he truly wanted he would be out
>there practicing politics - by trading votes for whatever happened to be
the
>pet project of a current fence-sitter on the Udall Bill?  Like they all did
>on the roads bill earlier this year. Kind of get in their face about it
>without  actually accusing them of hypocrisy
>    My wife is currently working with staffers regarding a big group of
>Italian exchange students we're takign to Washington for a tour later this
>month.  So we have a little entre with that.   Do you thnk it  would be
>appropriate to pick on our friends his way?
>    It just seems to me that after all this time the Reps who are going to
>vote for it on its merits have    said so.
>Bruce  Anderson (52,  31/2+)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Leslie Lillard Walden <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 11:53 AM
>Subject: Re: Talk to Your Congressman
>
>
>>As a former Congressional staffer (both the House and Senate, believe
>>it or not!) I can tell you that personal visits in both district and
>>DC offices do add significant weight, especially if you visit as a
>>group!
>>You are all doing terrific work by getting behind this bill.
>>
>>If you do visit a Congressional office and get in front of the health
>>care legislative assistant (LA), ask him/her what YOU can do to help
>>the Congressman/woman work for the bill's passage.  Can I testify at a
>>health care hearing?  Can I call other members of Congress for you?
>>Can I sign a petition?  Can I write you a letter about my story so
>>that you can use it for speeches on the House/Senate floor?  This will
>>let the LA know that you are serious about making this happen.
>>
>>Personal visits are GREAT, but don't discount the power of a phone
>>call, too.  Congressional office front desks tally the number of calls
>>they get on a particular bill and that information is reported to the
>>appropriate legislative assistant, who advises the boss on how to
>>vote... and those numbers are often reported to the House member or
>>Senator him/herself.  It may not change the way they vote, but if they
>>are on the fence it could.  And, at least they know how their
>>constiuents feel about it!
>>
>>Tell people you know to call, too!  Even non-PDers!  They don't need a
>>story.  Just make sure that when they are calling members of Congress,
>>that THEY LIVE IN HIS/HER DISTRICT!!!  House members are elected to
>>serve their constituents and that's who they listen to!  Other callers
>>are either directed to the appropriate House member or disregarded.
>>
>>Callers should simply say, "Hello, my name is Jane Doe and I live in
>>Anytown, USA, which is in the Congressman/woman's district.  I'd like
>>him/her to support and vote for H.R. ###, the Udall Bill.  This is
>>important funding to help thousands of people who suffer daily from
>>Parkinson's Disease.  Please let the Congressman/woman know I called."
>>
>>SNIPPED:
>>---Leo Fuhr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> A letter I hand delivered
>>> to a member of Bond's KC office being faxed to the Washington D.C.
>>office
>>> resulting in a phone call to me the next day from a staffer in his DC
>>> office.  There is something much more effective about a person who is
>>> challenged with Parkinson's speaking up in person to someone who has
>>> contact with the lawmaker.
>>==
>>Leslie Lillard Walden  ([log in to unmask])
>>w:  617-563-7639  h:  617-424-9126
>>
>>
>>
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