May 16, 2007
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss
United States Senate
Washington, DC20510
Dear Senator Chambliss:
I am writing to request that you cosponsor the ALS Registry Act of 2007. This legislation, introduced in the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), is urgently needed to help our nation find a treatment and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
During the 109th Congress, 50 of your Senate colleagues and 215 Members of the House of Representatives cosponsored this critical legislation, which would establish a nationwide ALS registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Bush Administration also has expressed its support for an ALS registry by including funding for a registry in the President’s FY 2008 Budget.
ALS is a particularly cruel disease that destroys a person’s ability to control muscle movement. As the disease progresses, its victims become trapped inside a body they no longer can control; unable to walk, talk, breathe or even blink an eye. There is no effective treatment for ALS, no known cause and no cure. Military veterans are approximately twice as likely to die from ALS as those who have not served in the military; although the disease can strike anyone, regardless of their age, gender, race or nationality. And it is always fatal – in an average of two to five years following diagnosis.
You can help your constituents in their fight against this horrific disease by cosponsoring the ALS Registry Act. The bill would help arm our nation’s scientists and researchers with the information and data they need to find a treatment and cure.
I urge you to cosponsor this important legislation. Please contact Carolyn Gluck in Senator Reid’s office (202-224-3542) to cosponsor the ALS Registry Act.
Thank you for your consideration of my concerns. I hope that you will join your constituents in the ALS community in our state as we continue to fight for a treatment and cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Sincerely,
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May 16, 2007
The Honorable Johnny Isakson
United States Senate
Washington, DC20510
Dear Senator Isakson:
I am writing to request that you cosponsor the ALS Registry Act of 2007. This legislation, introduced in the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), is urgently needed to help our nation find a treatment and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
During the 109th Congress, 50 of your Senate colleagues and 215 Members of the House of Representatives cosponsored this critical legislation, which would establish a nationwide ALS registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Bush Administration also has expressed its support for an ALS registry by including funding for a registry in the President’s FY 2008 Budget.
ALS is a particularly cruel disease that destroys a person’s ability to control muscle movement. As the disease progresses, its victims become trapped inside a body they no longer can control; unable to walk, talk, breathe or even blink an eye. There is no effective treatment for ALS, no known cause and no cure. Military veterans are approximately twice as likely to die from ALS as those who have not served in the military; although the disease can strike anyone, regardless of their age, gender, race or nationality. And it is always fatal – in an average of two to five years following diagnosis.
You can help your constituents in their fight against this horrific disease by cosponsoring the ALS Registry Act. The bill would help arm our nation’s scientists and researchers with the information and data they need to find a treatment and cure.
I urge you to cosponsor this important legislation. Please contact Carolyn Gluck in Senator Reid’s office (202-224-3542) to cosponsor the ALS Registry Act.
Thank you for your consideration of my concerns. I hope that you will join your constituents in the ALS community in our state as we continue to fight for a treatment and cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Sincerely,
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May 16, 2007
Dear Representative:
I am writing to request that you cosponsor the ALS Registry Act of 2007. This legislation, introduced by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Lee Terry (R-NE), is urgently needed to help our nation find a treatment and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
During the 109th Congress, more than 215 of your House colleagues and 50 members of the Senate cosponsored this critical legislation, which would establish a nationwide ALS registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Bush Administration also has expressed its support for an ALS registry by including funding for a registry in the President’s FY 2008 Budget.
ALS is a particularly cruel disease that destroys a person’s ability to control muscle movement. As the disease progresses, its victims become trapped inside a body they no longer can control; unable to walk, talk, breathe or even blink an eye. There is no effective treatment for ALS, no known cause and no cure. Military veterans are approximately twice as likely to die from ALS as those who have not served in the military; although the disease can strike anyone, regardless of their age, gender, race or nationality. And it is always fatal – in an average of two to five years following diagnosis.
You can help your constituents in their fight against this horrific disease by cosponsoring the ALS Registry Act. The bill would help arm our nation’s scientists and researchers with the information and data they need to find a treatment and cure.
I urge you to cosponsor this important legislation. Please contact Emily Gibbons in Congressman Engel’s office (202-225-2464) or Jennifer Roberts in Congressman Terry’s office (202-225-4155) to cosponsor the ALS Registry Act.
Thank you for your consideration of my concerns. I hope that you will join your constituents in the ALS community in our state as we continue to fight for a treatment and cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Sincerely,
______
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