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Keith, I will look up that subcommittee. I thought it was Senator Specters subcommittee doing that work. I will be happy to write both sub committees. My husband is 80 and will not benefit from the work being done , or could be done, with money and lifting the federal ban ban on financing this research. Thanks, Nita Andres would be care giver (he doesn't need a lot yet but will.) David 80/76 I think that writing letters will help younger PWPs and I do so. I may or may not like the person I am writing to, but that has nothing to do with anything. I had to use reply because I am out of paper and like to see what I am replying to. Also, there was nothing to snip in your post. Keith Chancey wrote: > On Friday, I received a letter from Senator Bill Frist (Rep., TN) in response > to an e-mail I had sent him earlier. In the letter, Senator Frist states: > "Our nation's investment in biomedical research must remain one of our highest > priorities in the federal government, and I have been working with my Senate > colleagues to increase federal dollars for research at the National Institutes > for Health (NIH)." Senator Frist states further: "I serve as Chairman of the > Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety > which has jurisdiction over the research prohgrams of the NIH. It is in this > capacity that I hold hearings to examine the research priority setting process > at the NIH to ensure we are funding the best scientific proposals across the > country as we increase the NIH budget." > > Looks like Senator Frist is a very key player in the fetal tissue research > debate. I will contact my senator again to thank him for his support and to > ask him to please consider lifting the current ban - at least for > circumstances he can support in good conscience. I urge you, fellow list > members, to thank Senator Frist and to contact your own representatives. You > can't underestimate how influential this type of involvement can be. > > Keith Chancey 46/14 months,,,,yes, today's my birthday for you observant > cyber-siblings > Memphis, TN