Fw: President Bush Recognizes JRA

[Guest guest]

President Bush Recognizes JRA

This morning the President announced a proposal to expand access to

generic prescription mediations. He opened his remarks by stating that

miracle drugs are helping kids with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Volunteers and staff can take great pride as we continue to build

awareness among our elected representatives that kids get arthritis too

and our government must support our advocacy agenda to improve the lives

of the 300,000 children with arthritis. Thank you for your support and

please continue to urge your federal representatives to support kids

with arthritis.

Attached is the quote from President Bush as well as a link to the White

House's site for a complete copy of his comments.

" We live in an age of miracle drugs. Millions of Americans -- and

citizens from many other lands, for that matter -- have found healing

and hope from medicines discovered and created in this country. New

drugs allow children with rheumatoid arthritis to walk and to go to

school. New drugs shrink cancerous tumors and they control the advance

of HIV, slow the progression of multiple sclerosis. "

President W. Bush, Washington, D.C., October 21, 2002

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021021-2.html

Dana R. Richter

Director, Policy Research

Arthritis Foundation

4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 305

Washington, DC 20008