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Yesterday I spent a good half hour with my Congressman(Joe Knollenberg,who is on the full Appropriations Committee) and his Chief of staff. He stated how important it is to hear from a lot of people regarding full funding for the Udall Bioll.Other groups certainly are making their interests known.He also said the squeaky wheel DOES make a difference. His office keeps a record of all calls,letters,etc.If they are received locally they are forwarded o Washington. Both Aids and Breast cancer are examples of getting their message out and they are getting a large part of the pie.. The next few days are crucial,particularly, in the Senate and the House. So we should try to get our friends,family,whomever to call write fax to strongly urge our Reps to support Parkinsons Research. Just a couple of other points--It is our tax money we are talking about and how it is allocated.Right now it is costing the government $24 billion a year in Parkinson costs-$100 million is really a small amount in the federal budget.for research. If the the appropriated increase in NIH funding actually does get increased it seems we should make sure that Parkinsons is funded. The research on Parkinsons seems to be a bright spot with the most promising chance for a cure,but it does take fiancing. Of course there are no guarntees.But what is the alternate?By doing nothing we certainly are not going to make a difference.We have chance to make a differnce. Again-It is numbers that count,so lets be heard!! Lorraine Jeffe