From The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: We Need Your Help

Posted by Myrna the Minx on July 18, 2006 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

We have just achieved a major victory in the U.S. Senate! The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, H.R. 810, passed by a vote of 63 to 37.

The next steps for the bill are expected to happen very quickly before Congress adjourns for the long August recess. You may have already heard in the news that the President might veto H.R. 810. We do not want to let that happen. Please pick up your telephone and call the White House IMMEDIATELY to ask that the President sign HR810 into law.

1. The White House Comment Line is open beginning at 9:00am Eastern: (202) 456-1111.
2. If that number is busy, call the White House Switchboard at 202-456-1414.

Here are a few talking points you may use in your message for the President:

• I am calling to tell the President I support H.R. 810 and ask that you sign it into law;

• Stem cell research has the potential to benefit millions of Americans who suffer from debilitating diseases and disorders like diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries;

• We need to give our scientists the best tools to fully explore the promise of this research;

• Expanding the current embryonic stem cell research policy is supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans - thank you!

Call your U.S. Senator and ask them to vote in favor of the veto override for H.R. 810 if it
comes before them.

Senator Harry Reid voted in favor. His phone line is (202) 224-3542 or click to email.

Senator John Ensign voted against the bill. His phone line is (877) 894-7711 or click to email.