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Here's the latest update off the Web With the August recess soon at hand, its fertile time to see your Rep or Senator. Congratulations to Jack Daut of Erie on recruiting English. That just strengthens my belief that if one person with Parkinson's Disease were to see each Represenative, we'd have enough Co sponsors. A little background on cosponsors. The Udall Bill is in committee and it will not get voted on by either the vommittee or the full Congress until the committee chair desiires. The idea of getting cosponsors is to demonstrate our strength and force them to take action. They are Kassanbaum in the Senate and Bilirakis in the House. If your Represenative is on the list, write your Senator or thr COmmittee Chair. Also its important to keep in contact with those all ready on board. The Udall Bill that will increase federal research funding for Parkinson's Disease from $26 to $100 million/year. With many neu-roscientists predicting a CURE is on the horizon, this increase in funding might see that goal realized. The most important thing you can do is to contact your Representative and Senators again and again. I know its easy to procrastinate but for us with PD we're fighting for our lives. Sign on Represenative Party State District Date Original Abercrombie D HI 1 05-23-95 Ackerman D NY 5 Original Andrews D NJ 1 06-19-95 Borski D PA 3 05-10-95 Boucher D VA 9 Original Coyne D PA 14 06-19-95 DeFazio D OR 4 Original Deutsch D FL 20 Original Dingell D MI 16 Original Dixon D CA 32 07-19-95 Engel D NY 17 08-04-95 English R PA 21 07-19-95 Eshoo D CA 14 05-23-95 Evans D IL 17 07-19-95 Filner D CA 50 Original Frank (MA) D MA 4 07-19-95 Gejdenson. D CT 2 Original Greenwood R PA 8 07-19-95 Hall (TX) D TX 4 05-23-95 Hastings (FL) D FL 23 05-10-95 Hinchey. D NY 26 05-23-95 Jackson-Lee D TX 18 05-10-95 Johnston D TX 30 05-23-95 Kaptur D OH 9 07-19-95 Kennedy (MA) D MA 8 Original Kleczka D WI 4 08-04-95 Lantos D CA 12 05-23-95 Lofgren D CA 16 Original Lowey D NY 18 Original Markey D MA 7 08-04-95 Matusi D CA 5 Original McDermott D WA 7 Original Miller (CA) D CA 7 06-19-95 Mineta D CA 15 Original Mink D HI 2 05-23-95 Moakley. D MA 9 08-04-95 Moran D VA 8 Original Morella R MD 8 08-04-95 Murtha D PA 12 07-19-95 Norton D DC Original Oberstar D MN 8 Original Pallone D NJ 6 Original Pastor D AZ 2 05-23-95 Pelosi D CA 8 08-04-95 Rahall D WV 3 05-23-95 Rangel D NY 15 07-19-95 Reynolds D IL 2 06-19-95 Schiff R NM 1 06-19-95 Serrano D NY 16 Original Sisisky D VA 4 Original Studds D MA 10 06-19-95 Thurman D FL 5 08-04-95 Torricelli D NJ 9 Original Towns D NY 10 Original Upton D MI 6 06-19-95 Velazquez. D NY 12 06-19-95 Vento D MN 4 05-23-95 Wise D WV 2 Original Woolsey. D CA 6 07-19-95 Yates D IL 9