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I apologize if this gets on the network multiple times: I misspelled the address on my 1st attempt to send it... > > I spoke with Sen. Hatfield's office again today re the status of > this bill. The aide I talked with said they are still working on > revisions of some of the language of the bill, but she thinks it > should be ready to be reintroduced sometime within the next month. > (She said they wanted to bring it up yesterday, but couldn't > quite make it!) > > She said they are working closely with a number of Parkinson's > groups: she specifically mentioned Joan Samulson of the > Parkinson's Action Network (which is holding a forum in > Washington DC on May 15-17). > > After the bill is introduced, the aide thinks it will go to > Nancy Kassebaum's Labor & Resources Committee (or maybe Finance). > > The aide thinks the bill has a good chance of passing, and that > there seems to be a lot of support for it. However, if anybody > intends to do any letter-writing or lobbying for this bill, now > is the time! This is a money issue, and is therefore unpredictable. > > I personally feel that getting this research done is the best hope > for those of us with PD: there seem to be so many promising areas > to explore! > > The aide has promised to keep me posted on the bill's progress, and > I will in turn post any news here. > > ================================================================ > Margaret Monty [log in to unmask] > ================================================================ > >