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thanks Linda, I emailed McCain and Kyl -------------------------------------------------- From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:57 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fw: Unfinished Congressional Legislation > ---------- Forwarded Message from PAN---------- > From: "Amy Comstock Rick (Parkinson's Action Network)" > [log in to unmask] > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:39:01 -0400 > > Parkinson's community, > > This has already been a remarkably busy week with two important victories. > Both of them, however, need further action before they are permanent. > > Stem Cells: > We were very pleased last night that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals > issued a stay of the preliminary injunction pending its review of the > appeal of the judicial challenge to federal funding for human embryonic > stem cell (hESC) research. Without getting mired down in all the various > terms and courts, what this means is that federal funding for hESC > research will continue at least for the time period that it takes for the > Court of Appeals to review Judge Lamberth's August 23rd decision to enjoin > funding. You should also know that yesterday the Coalition for the > Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR), of which PAN is a founding member, > filed an amicus brief in the District Court. This brief supports and > compliments the Department of Justice (DoJ) brief that was filed on behalf > of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Monday. Both the CAMR brief > and the DoJ brief, plus all the supporting documents for both, can be > found on the CAMR Web site at www.camradvocacy.org. > > We are by no means out of the woods on this difficult issue, however. The > legal arguments still need to be heard in both the District Court and the > Court of Appeals, and there is no guarantee of outcome. It is for this > reason that we are encouraging legislative action to ensure that federal > funding for hESC research continues. We are asking all of our advocates > to contact their Members of Congress to urge them to support stem cell > legislation. The Stem Cell Research Advancement Acts – H.R. 4808 > in the House and S. 3766 in the Senate – would solidify the current > NIH guidelines for hESC research. Both bills provide a basis for > protecting NIH's ability to continue to support the important scientific > work that provides much hope to millions of patients and their families. > But, we cannot wait to make our voices heard. Our action must begin now > and continue without stop until Congress passes important stem cell > legislation. > > Neurological Data Bill: > Also last night, the Parkinson's community secured another > victory—the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act > was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives! Thank you to all > the advocates who helped secure support for this imperative legislation. > Last night's passage in the House was historic, but, unfortunately, we are > not quite done yet. To make this data system a reality, the Senate must > now take action on S. 1273. You can help by e-mailing your Senators > today. > > Please take action on both of these important issues today. While our > victories in the last few days are rewarding, in order to truly benefit > the Parkinson's community, these bills must be passed into law and, in > these tough political times, that can only happen if you let your Members > of Congress know that this is your priority. > > > Sincerely,Amy Comstock Rick > = > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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