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From: [log in to unmask](Andrea Browning) Senate to Protect Parkinson’s Veterans Centers ============================================== Vote Likely Tomorrow Take Action! Visit this page: http://capwiz.com/pan/utr/1/OIYCGEVVOG/IVCMGEVVRE/819643746] Thanks to the hard work of the Parkinsonâ ™s, MS, and Veterans communities, the Senate is expected to pass legislation as early as tomorrow that would protect the Parkinsonâ ™s Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECCs) and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence (MSCoEs) at the Department of Veterans Affairs. PAN has been working to keep these center doors open by supporting enactment of S. 1537, introduced by Sen. Akaka, which would help protect the Parkinsonâ ™s VA centers by formally establishing the centers, for the first time, through Congressional action. On June 22, 2006, VA Committee Chairman Larry E. Craig included S. 1537 as part of his Veterans' Committee â œomnibus billâ , S. 2694, the Veterans' Choice of Representation and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2006. We are delighted to be included in the Committeeâ ™s â œomnibusâ bill because this bill has a strong likelihood of passage by the Senate when it is brought to the Senate floor for a vote this week. Our next-step will be working with the House of Representatives and the Congressional Working Group on Parkinsonâ ™s Disease to ensure that the House also passes legislation to protect the Parkinsonâ ™s and MS centers so that, ultimately, the President will sign this bill into law. PAN continues to work with our Congressional champions to make sure that the centers continue to provide state-of-the-art clinical care and outreach to our veterans while conducting research that will benefit all Americans with Parkinsonâ ™s disease. Please visit the PAN website for more information. --- If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please visit http://capwiz.com/pan/lmx/u/?jobid=73499822&queueid=819643746. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn