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Hi Ivan and Everyone - As I believe others have mentioned, while Senate hearings and testimony are very important, they are common occurences on Capitol Hill and therefore only receive media attention when a highly visible public figure like Michael J Fox participates. The value of building relationships with your legislators as Ivan has done cannot be overstated. Having advocates in attendance at the hearing was also extremely important -- it certainly made an impression on Chairman Specter, as he mentioned in his closing remarks. PAN staff has been here in Washington helping to facilitate the hearing and Mr. Fox's subsequent meetings with Members. As soon as possible, debriefing information summarizing the activity on Capitol Hill will be available. Kelly ------------------ Kelly Jean Abbett Program Associate BASS and HOWES tel: 202-530-2900 fax: 202-530-2901 --- Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] > :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 59 > deg. F :-) > ******************************************************************** > I am sitting here feeling like going back to bed and > hiding. Maybe its > the dark foggy weather, > I just about passed out typing and phoning and > typing and phoning, and I > did JUST what I was asked to do--DESCRIBE my > symptoms in detail. > > But noone from a sngle TV or radio or nbewspaper has > contacted me. I > don't even > know if ANYBODY read ,u state,emt except the people > on the PIEN list. > > Where was PAN? I called them and got someone named > Becky andshe didn't > know > what was going on. > > PAN has asked me to be their action alert first > contact person forMaine > so when the table is > turned they just tell me I'm admirable and seem to > ignore me. > > I guess I'll give up my bad mood if I can buat Iam > sure feeling upset. > > Surely the powerful organizations KNEW my testimony > was in the > packet--and so WHAT > do I do now? > > Or better yet, can't my statement get some MEDIA > attention? 15 pages > double- > spaced as requested and a full-page Table of > COntents. > > I feel used and exhausted. > > Ivan :-( > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com