Fwd: [LymeInfo] [advocacy] Make Congress Count You, Not Just IDSA!

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Subj: [LymeInfo] [advocacy] Make Congress Count You, Not Just IDSA!

URGENT! IMMEDIATE PRIORITY! April 17, 2008

Make Congress Count You, Not Just IDSA!

WHO

Everyone, everywhere concerned about Lyme disease and the cover-up of

its seriousness.

WHAT

-IDSA is dictating public policy and your health. Because of its

interference, we cannot get a hearing on the Lyme bill.

-We have just heard that Energy & Commerce is making up a list of the

only health bills to be heard NOW. If the Lyme bill does not make the

list, it could be the end for this bill.

-Don't let this happen! Take control of Lyme disease out of the hands

of IDSA and put it where it belongs, in your hands.

WHEN

-Take action TODAY April 17 & TOMORROW. (if you don't receive this in

time, call anyway)

WHERE

The US House Energy and Commerce Committee & the Chair; House Health

Subcommittee Chair

HOW

Call or fax ALL of these DC offices below

-Congressman Dingell (MI) Chair Energy & Commerce (P) 202-225-4071/

(F) 202-226-0371

-Congressman Pallone (NJ) Chair House Health Subcommittee (P)

202-225-4671 /(F) 202-225-9665

-Energy & Commerce Committee Phone 202-225-2927 Committee Does not

have a public fax email _http://energycommer_ (http://energycommer/)

ce.house. gov/membios/

contact_form. shtml (will accept all zip codes)

Clear phone or fax message example below (Simple is better)

(Polite but firm please) We want HR 741 on the House Health

Subcommittee agenda today! We are sick (or friends, family) and Lyme

is spreading. We need help from you, now. We are not going to sit by

and wait until our families and friends are all sick and dying from

this devastating disease. (name, address, contact)

WHY

We have heard your efforts in calling Congress have been helping. They

have generated a buzz in DC about the Lyme bill. Two weeks ago, LDA

was invited (by Senator Dodd) to brief the Senate HELP Committee in

DC. Over half Senate HELP committee members showed up for the

briefing, a good response. LDA also set up a briefing of all House

staff members in cooperation with the House Lyme Disease Caucus

(/Holden/ Stupak). The briefing itself went well, but hardly

anyone from the specific House Energy & Commerce/Health Committee

attended, although we have 103 co-sponsors on the bill in the House to

date! The Committee is not listening to its colleagues who support the

bill, or to its constituents, or to all those who are sick.

Only YOU can make Congress listen!

From: Pat ,, President, Lyme Disease Association, Inc.

_http://www.LymeDisehttp://www.Lymehtt_

(http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/)

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