Keep sending letters as congress is doing better and increasing neurological research at NIH. Jeanette Fuhr ---------- From: Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Advocacy letter Date: Friday, September 17, 1999 9:48 PM Don't think this went through--it bounced earlier so I'm trying again. Today I received a reply to a letter I sent a couple of weeks ago to our Ohio Senator, Mike DeWine. He was one of the last to sign on, but DID vote for Udall finally. My current letter was based on PAN's action alert, and urged full funding,etc, for NIH PD-directed research. His reply is basically nothing--he "strongly supports increased funding to NIH and other public health organizations. " He's "glad to hear my concerns re: PD..." Nothing specifically about the points in the letter. Since DeWine is on the Health,Education,Labor and Pensions committee oif the Senate, and Chair of the subcmte. on Aging, he should be more receptive. Perhaps PAN can either contact him or suggest a next step? I doubt, frankly, that we will make a lot of headway this year still, as they will be all tied up with finding $$$$$ to keep the government running right before election year. But I thought I'd pass this along.... Our other Senator, Geo. Voinovich, hasn't been heard from, nor has Rep. John Boehner, never a Udall supporter to begin with. Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]> http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ "You must *be* the change you wish to see in the world" - Gandhi +*+*+*+*+**+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+