---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 18:35:35 -0500 Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Linda J Herman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Update on Appropriations Bills from PAN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit listmembers, This is the latest update on appropriations for parkinson's research funding from the Parkinson's Action Network as reported by PAN representatives John Rogers and Laura Eckert on 10/24/01. I apologize for not posting it sooner - I was haviing some "bad typing days." Check the PAN website for further updates: www.parkinsonsaction.org PAN is particularly happy with the wording of the Senate Appropriations Committee report which accompanies the Senate version of the FY 2002 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill. John said it was the strongest language ever in suppport of PD research and fully funding the Parkinson's Research Agenda. It appears in the section regarding the Office of the Director of the NIH. The report for the House version is also good, but thte Senate language is stronger, and PAN is advocating for the final conference report (compromise between the Senate and House versions of the spending bill) to retain the language of the Senate report. ***The continued advocacy of the entire PD community was recognized as the crucial force behind Congressional support for the Parkinson's Research Agenda. Keep it up folks! You can find the complete text of the House and Senate reports, and updated appropriations information on THOMAS: http://thomas.loc.gov Near the bottom of the home page, click on FY2002 Appropriations Senate Report Language (relevant sections only) Labor - HHS Appropriations bill "Parkinson's disease- In consultation with the extramural research community, the NIH has developed a Parkinson's Disease Research Agenda that would require an estimated $1,000,000,000 increase in funding over 5 years to carry out. It is the clear intent of the Committee that the NIH seek to implement this research agenda, and that the Office of the Director assume an aggressive leadership role in this effort. Last year, the Congress strongly urged the NIH to work toward implementing Year 1 of the research agenda, which cited the need for a $71,400,000 increase in Parkinson's research funding. The Committee is concerned that the NIH did not meet that goal. As a consequence, much of the agenda remains to be undertaken, and this highly promising field of research is not moving ahead as speedily as the Congress intended. An estimated $143,500,000 increase over the baseline year would be needed to implement Year 2 of the research agenda, and the Committee has provided additional funds for that purpose. In order to ensure full implementation and funding, the Committee directs the NIH to host a series of consortia in collaboration with the Parkinson's research-related Institutes and the extramural research community by February 15, 2002. The consortia shall identify, to the full extent of available scientific opportunity, the research needed to implement the Research Agenda and the funding mechanism and dollars necessary for each area. The Committee requests the Director to report by March 15, 2002, that the consortia have been held, and on the specific steps the NIH will take to implement the Research Agenda. The Committee commends the NIH for encouraging and supporting workshops and other collaboration between sectors of the Parkinson's research community, including the NIEHS-supported consortia and the NINDS-supported workshop on gene therapy, and encourages similar collaborative models. The Committee also urges the NIH to continue support of the Udall Centers program and to continue expansion thereof. " PAN has sent letters of commendation to all members of the House and Senate Labor- HHS Appropriations Committee. They also suggest people send thank you E-MAILS to Sens. Specter and Harkin, who were largely responsible for the favorable langauge. Their email addresses can also be found on the Thomas web site. DO NOT SEND SNAIL MAIL -- they will not receive it. Department of Defense Appropriations - the Department of Defense funds important PD research through its Neurotoxin Exposure , Treatment and Research Program (NETRP). It's continued funding is very much in jeopardy right now. John reported that: "a) House of Representatives: have marked up in the Defense Subcommittee and were marking up in Full Appropriations Committee on Thursday. b) Senate has not marked up this bill in the Defense Subcommittee or the Full Committee. However, we understand that this bill is essentially "written" and that they will be moving forward on this bill very soon. c) Action: Please call your Member of Congress or Senator(s) and urge them to support the NETRP by appropriating $50 million for Fiscal Year 2002 in the Defense Appropriations bill. Note: Please call the local offices, as Senate and House offices may still be closed due to Anthrax scares." 3) "PAN Forum 2002 will be held on May 18th - 21st. a) Early Registration: Saturday May 18th b) Day One of Forum: Sunday May 19th c) Day Two of Forum: Monday May 20th d) Day Three of Forum: Tuesday May 21st 4) Udall Awards Dinner a) Tuesday May 22nd PAN will provide additional information on the 2002 forum as we finalize the agenda." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 19:31:37 -0500 Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Bob Anibal <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Bob Anibal,s Re: Fwd: Any body out there ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit L'etat c'est moi --- says "I am the state" n'est ce pas ?? Bob a Just a simple correction to the original versions: a) Je pense, donc je suis. (Discours sur la methode, R. Decartes) b) L'etat, c'est moi! (King Louis XIV) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 19:36:26 EST Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: [log in to unmask] Subject: PAN 2002 meerting. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you for the advance information re: the 2002 PAN forum, but where will it be held? Katie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:08:48 EST Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: French and Latin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This apparently good-humored jousting about the correctness of various adages as translated into French and/or Latin strikes me as very irrelevant to this PD list. Just when I think that this thread has stopped, someone else revives it. ???? And the titles of the new postings do not give me advance notice so that I can delete them without opening and reading them. Katie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn