I do not think todays polititians are really intersted in "... By the
people, for the people". Referring to In item 2. Yes, money could be saved,
but it should be remembered out of whose pockets the money comes. Ours.
Hence the lack of interest.
K-F Etzold cg Carline
William Heitman <[log in to unmask]> on 10/28/99 05:26:59 PM
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Subject: Udall petition verbage
Dear list,
In tidying up my papers and files today,
I came across a small pile of neglected Udall petitions.
I had always wanted to amend the message but never got around to it.
Today was different.
I offer the following nity grity of our current Mo case
(feel free to use these words as you wish):
1. In 1997, Congress enacted into law the Morris K. Udall Parkinson's
Disease
Research Act, which authorized the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to
spend $ 100 million a year on Parkinson's focused research. Expert
researchers tell us that this amount would permit them to find a cure
within
5-10 years. To date, however, this funding has not been allocated and the
NIH
continues to pursue an underfunded and unfocused Parkinson's research
program.
2. Curing Parkinson's Disease would stop the ongoing expense of 25 billion
dollars a year (68.5 million dollars a day) we now accept.
3. Doctors diagnose sixty thousand Americans a year (an individual every
nine
minutes) with Parkinson's. More than one million are now living with this
destructive disease.
4. In recognition of these facts, we, the undersigned, call on the Members
of
the United States Congress to fulfill their 1997 commitment. Provide at
least $ 100 million for Parkinson's-focused research in fiscal year 2000.
