Conquer Childhood Cancer Act S 911

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The following is copied from CureSearch (www.curesearch.org).  CureSearch provides funding for Childhood Cancer Research.

 This is VERY near and dear to my heart as my 5 yr old is a cancer survivor!  Please call your congressman and those listed in this letter!

 

Carrie 

 

"The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act S 911 is moving forward in the Senate. We need your help today to keep up the momentum to successful passage of this bill. The bill is scheduled to be ‘marked up' by the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on November 7th. This is an important step on the path to success. Today, we are reaching out to the cancer community in the following list of 11 states:

Iowa (Senator Harkin), Washington (Senator Murray), Illinois (Senator Obama), Wyoming (Senator Enzi), New Hampshire (Senator Judd), Tennessee (Senator Alexander), Alaska (Senator Murkowski), Utah (Senator Hatch), Kansas (Senator Roberts), Colorado (Senator Allard), and Oklahoma (Senator Coburn). The Senators in these states serve on the HELP Committee but have not signed on as co sponsors of this bill yet.

These 11 Members are key to our shared success for children with cancer on Nov. 7th.

They need to hear from constituents that their support of this bill is important to you and all the children and families in their state who have ever had a diagnosis of cancer. If you live in one of the states listed above please take he following steps:

• Call the US Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121
• Ask for your Senator's office
• Ask to speak with the person in charge of Health Issues for the Senator - if not available to leave a voice mail with this person.
• "I understand the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act - S. 911 will be marked up on Nov. 7th by the Senate HELP Committee.
• Please know this bill is important to me because ---.
• Thank you. Your name and the city and town where you live.

PLEASE CALL TODAY 202 224 3121 "