I tried to post this Tues. AM, and haven't seen it, so am sending it again--if it did appear on PIEN and I missed it, sorry---Camilla ******** About 10:00 PM Monday night Ivan called me to ask if I'd put this on the list, as he was too frozen to type. I had some trouble hearing him, but think I have it straight--- Linda Lyons, head of Sen. Olympia Snowe's Portland,Maine office, phoned Ivan to say that Snowe's Washington DC office had given Sen. Specter's office a hard copy of Ivan's testimony and asked that he read it. They would also see to it that Ivan's testimony is delivered to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Naturally, Ivan was very pleased. Hope I have that near enough right---if not, I'm sure he will correct it when he can type again. :-) I don't know when this will get sent, as the Miami U. listserv is swamped late at night by students using their computers (of course, they're all writing term papers, not playing video games.....?) But whenever you see it, it is good news. Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55 Oxford, Ohio http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm <[log in to unmask]> "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "