Department of Defense and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dear Supporter,
Members in the House of Representatives are leading the charge to secure increased funding for ovarian cancer programs and they need our help! Currently, there are two “Dear Colleague” letters being circulated in the House of Representatives calling for increased funding for ovarian cancer research and awareness programs and we need to secure as many signatories as possible on these letters by March 16th – the House deadline by which Representatives need to articulate their spending priorities for the coming year!
The more Members signed on to these two letters the better positioned we will be to secure increased fiscal year (FY) 2008 funding for these essential ovarian cancer programs.
Please take a moment to send an e-mail or call your Representative (202/225-3121 Capitol Switchboard) to urge him/her to:
1) Sign the “DeLauro-King” Dear Colleague Letter calling for $20 million for ovarian cancer research under the Congressional Directed Research Programs (the letter also supports $150 million for breast cancer research and $100 for prostate cancer research); and
2) Sign the “Levin-Issa-Burton” Dear Colleague letter calling for $9 million to support the implementation of Johanna’s Law – the Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act.
3) Request $10 million for the Ovarian Cancer Control Initiative at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Please take action today – your e-mails and phone calls do make a difference!!
CALIFORNIA--Representative Doris MatsuiRepresentative George MillerRepresentative Darrell Issa
GEORGIA---Representative John Lewis
ILLINOIS---Representative Jan Schakowsky
INDIANA----Representative Dan Burton
MASSACHUSETTS---Representative Stephen Lynch
MICHIGAN----Representative Sander Levin
MISSOURI---Representative Emanuel Cleaver
NEW YORK----Representative Michael McNultyRepresentative Nydia Velázquez
VIRGINIA----Representative Frank Wolf
WISCONSIN----Representative Tammy Baldwin
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