Below is a letter that was sent to President Bush from 39 Republican members of Congress to President Bush, urging him to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Please read this letter and if you representative signed this letter, call to thank them for there support. Please visit ou website for sample letters on this issue www.parkinsonsaction.org. Please forward this on to family and friends and urge them to call Congress next week and weigh in on this extremely important issue! Thanks for all your help and support!! Laura Eckart Parkinson's Action Network 300 North Lee St., Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 1-800-850-4726 [log in to unmask], www.parkinsonsaction.org EVERYONE, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT REP. JENNIFER DUNN (R-WA) IS CIRCULATING A HOUSE REPUBLICAN SIGN ON LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH SEEKING HIS SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH. THE LETTER IS ATTACHED. IMMEDIATELY BELOW IS A LIST OF MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED. BELOW THAT IS A LIST OF MEMBERS THAT WE THINK IS A GOOD TARGET LIST. PLEASE CONTACT THESE OFFICES AND HAVE YOUR GRASSROOTS DO THE SAME TO URGE THEM TO SIGN THE DUNN STEM CELL RESEARCH LETTER. IF MEMBERS WISH TO SIGN, THEY SHOULD CONTACT VIRGIL IN REP. DUNN'S OFFICE. With Sen. Hatch's statement and all of the recent press, CAMR is building strong momentum toward our goal. We need to keep it going by getting as many GOP members as possible on the Dunn letter. Many thanks. Signed the Letter Already: Dunn, Nethercutt, Castle, Kirk, Bass, Simmions, Gilman, Nancy Johnson, Pryce, Granger, Gilchrest, Houghton, Frelinghuysen, Shaw, Shay, Roukema, Kolbe, Cooksey, Kelly, Greenwood, Boehlert, Jerry Lewis. Target List: cunningham callahan morella fossellan scarborough bill thomas dan miller bonilla richard burr dave dreier mark foley greg ganske porter goss hobson peterson skeen bill young Mary Bono The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Bush: We are writing to ask you to support the current policy of allowing federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. We believe that funding embryonic stem cell research will help scientists find new treatments for chronic diseases and will, ultimately, save lives. We know that there is great pressure from some to change the current policy. But we truly believe that such a change would not be in the interests of the health and welfare of the people we represent. For their sake, we have worked to do all we can to advance scientific knowledge and encourage development of new treatments for chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, juvenile diabetes, and Parkinson's disease. In the case of juvenile diabetes, many children stand to benefit if embryonic stem cell research leads to the development of new, insulin-producing cells. As you are well aware, support of embryonic stem cell research crosses political parties and philosophical views on abortion. For many families with loved ones suffering from chronic diseases, this is a matter of life or death. We know that with effective safeguards, we can help millions of people while ensuring proper oversight on the use of embryonic stem cells. We also believe that, at best, it is too early to determine the promising advancement that embryonic stem cells can provide compared to adult stem cells. Scientists cannot predict which fundamental investigations will result in new applications that will benefit humans. But for that very reason, limiting the ability of scientists to investigate embryonic stem cells now could hinder our ability to help people in the future. We know you are giving this matter serious thought. We ask that you support the existing policy of providing federal funds for embryonic stem cell research. If we can be helpful to you as you consider your choices, please know you can call on us. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn