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Forwarded from PAN. Please contact your Senators Linda --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "LauraJane Cohen" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Laura Jane Cohen" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:53:58 -0400 Subject: Feinstein NIH Amendment Message-ID: <014801c34ba1$c5014b00$6801a8c0@d72b7f21> From the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding: We understand that Senator Dianne Feinstein is preparing to offer an amendment to the FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill when it comes to the Senate floor later this week to add additional funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Senate Appropriations Committee has proposed $27.982 billion for NIH, a $1 billion (3.7%) increase over the current year. Senator Feinstein's amendment would add an additional $1.3 billion to the NIH budget in FY 2004, which would bring the total to $29.282 billion, an 8.5% increase. Since this amendment is not offset with any cuts to other programs, it will require 60 votes to pass the Senate. This will obviously require strong support of this amendment by both Republicans and Democrats. We urge all Ad Hoc Group member organizations to activate their memberships immediately to contact their Senators in support of the Feinstein amendment. The Senate may begin debate on the Labor-HHS bill as early as this evening, and a vote on this amendment may occur as early as Wednesday. Dave Moore Executive Director Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding 202-828-0525 [log in to unmask] Laura Jane Cohen Director of Outreach Parkinson's Action Network 1000 Vermont Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20005 ph: 202-842-4101 or 800-850-4726 fax: 202-842-4105 [log in to unmask] www.parkinsonsaction.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn