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done, linda, ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda J Herman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:38 PM Subject: New York State Stem Cell Bill > TO: New Yorkers (and listmembers who have friends or family living in > NYS) > > Your help is needed to make the proposed New York State Institute for > Stem Cell Research a reality. On March 1st, NYS Assembly Leader Sheldon > Silver (Dem.) announced he will introduce a bill to create the New York > State Institute for Stem Cell Research . SEE: > http://assembly.state.ny.us/Press/20050301a/ > > Sen. Nick Spano (Rep.) also announced he will introduce companion > legislation in the New York State Senate that would permit stem cell > research in NYS and earmark $100 million annually to fund the research. > SEE: > www.senatorspano.com/press_archive_story.asp?id=10268 > > The bill should pass easily in the Assembly. We face an uphill battle in > the Senate, although it already has the support of 6 Republican Senators. > > On Monday or Tuesday would you please send an email or call the following > State Senators and ask them to support Sen. Spano's bill. A sample email > / talking points is below. > > Would you forward this email or call at least 5 friends or family members > who live in New York State and ask them to do the same. > > Thank you all for your support, > Linda > > Email or call or do both: > > Sen. Joseph Bruno, > NYS Senate Majority Leader > (518) 455-3191 > [log in to unmask] > > Senator Kemp Hannon, > NYS Senate Health Committee Chair > 518 - 455-2200 > [log in to unmask] > > your NYS Senator > see > http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/senators?OpenForm > for contact information > > SAMPLE LETTER or PHONE SCRIPT: > > Dear Senator , > > Please support positive stem cell research legislation as proposed by > Senator Nick Spano. > > I suffer with (MS or Parkinson's or spinal cord injury or cancer of > diabetes.. Etc.) or I have a (friend, son, daughter, spouse . etc. who > has........) > > (ADD PERSONAL DETAILS ABOUT ILLNESS ) > > Regenerative medical research, including embryonic stem cell research, > offers great hope for curing many debilitating and deadly diseases that > destroy the lives of millions of New Yorkers. > > That is why I urge you to support Sen. Spano's bill. > > If NYS does not protect and fund stem cell research, many of our top > researchers and biotech companies will leave the state. Several have left > already, more are being recruited to states such as California and New > Jersey. New York State cannot afford this economic and brain drain. > > PLEASE SUPPORT SENATOR SPANO'S BILL. > > Sincerely, > > your name, address, phone # > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn