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In response to the PAN alert/telephone script I called Sen. Christopher Bond, MO my senator, in Washington DC again. In June, I had talked w/Joe Pierly(sp?) of Bond's office when he called me in response to being faxed a letter from me re:Udall bill that I'd hand delivered to a Bond staffer of the KC, MO office who was at a Republican Women's Mtg in Trenton, MO. I talked with Joe again Thursday 10/1/98 reminding him that I was depending on Bond an original supporter of Udall to keep fighting to have NIH funding be earmarked for Parkinson's research. Joe said Sen Cochran of Mississippi the original supporter of Udall was composing, writing and was to send to Bond and other supporters of Udall a letter expressing the reason the NIH language must include language to show support for Parkinson's research. He said he'd talked w/Bond, whose grandmother has Parkinson's, and Bond was planning on signing Cochran's letter when rec'd and that letter is to go to the committee working on the Labor-HHS bills. Joe asked why I was calling again when I knew of Bond's support. I explained that PAN had alerted the Parkinson's list that calls to our congressmen were needed to remind them we are still here and relying on them to do as promised. I mentioned Michael Claeys name and Joe said he'd call Claey and tell him what Bond and other supporters are doing, ie, the letter from Sen Cochran of Mississippi. Joe nor I never mentioned exact $$ amounts of funding. Did Bond's office call Michael Claeys? ---------- PAN Alert said in part: > > from the Parkinson’s Action Network > [log in to unmask] Call: 800-850-4726 > contact Michael Claeys of the > Parkinson’s Action Network at 202-628-2079. > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Fax: 707-544-2363 > > Mail: Parkinson's Action Network > 818 College Avenue, Suite C > Santa Rosa, CA 95404 > TELEPHONE SCRIPT > > Hello, my name is ________ from ________. I am calling to ask > Senator ________ to make sure that the Senate appropriates $100 million > for Parkinson’s-focused research when the 1999 Labor-HHS > Appropriations bill goes to the Senate floor. > > The Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations report includes nice-sounding > language about the Udall Act, but it does not correct the problem. In light > of this new information, Congress must direct the NIH to fund the Udall > Act. > > Thank you for your time. I will be contacting you again when the > Labor-HHS bill goes to the Senate floor. >