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Senators addresses and phones and Congress

See the phone numbers post #5 even easier!

Here everyone is listed with address, sort by state or name,or look at one state.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Why doesn't the new appropriations bill increase money for ME/CFS or XMRV research? They work on it in September. I guess Senate has written theirs, but Congress hasn't yet, so talk to Congress first.

http://www.cfids.org/cfidslink/2010/080404.asp
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The House of Representatives did not take action on its Appropriations bill before the August recess. The Senate bill and House bill must be reconciled before going to the president to be signed into law. During election years, it has become routine for this process to extend beyond Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, requiring Congress to pass “continuing resolutions” to fund government programs until the appropriations process is complete. Watch for updates here on Facebook and in CFIDSLink.

Senate re National Institutes of Health:
Chronic Fatigue.* – The Committee is aware that in October 2009, a group of researchers announced that it had performed blood tests on patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [CFS] and found sufficient evidence of the presence of xenotropic murine leukemia virusrelated virus [XMRV] to suggest a correlation between XMRV and CFS. While the work has not yet been replicated, the reported research warrants further discussion and investigation. The Committee is aware that NIH will host an international symposium on XMRV in September 2010 to address the pathogenesis and clinical and public health implications of the XMRV virus and to obtain input in developing a coordinated strategy for XMRV research. The Committee also is aware that the second State of the Knowledge Conference is being planned by the Trans-NIH Working Group on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 2011 and is encouraged that this conference will likely make additional recommendations about future funding opportunities for XMRV and CFS research.
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This site has fax numbers.
http://www.conservativeusa.org/mega-cong.htm

http://appropriations.senate.gov/ Committees

http://appropriations.senate.gov/sc-labor.cfm subcommittee health and human services
Democratic Subcommittee Members

* Senator Tom Harkin (Chairman) (IA)
* Senator Daniel Inouye (HI)
* Senator Herb Kohl (WI)
* Senator Patty Murray (WA)
* Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)
* Senator Richard Durbin (IL)
* Senator Jack Reed (RI)
* Senator Mark Pryor (AR)
* Senator Arlen Specter (PA)

Republican Subcommittee Members

* Senator Thad Cochran (MS)
* Senator Judd Gregg (NH)
* Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)
* Senator Richard Shelby (AL)
* Senator Lamar Alexander (TN)
 

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Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

from Senators list above, go to choose a Senator in center, go right to address

Harkin, Tom - (D - IA) Class II
731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3254
Web Form: harkin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Inouye, Daniel K. - (D - HI) Class III
722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3934
Web Form: inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm

Kohl, Herb - (D - WI) Class I
330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm


Murray, Patty - (D - WA) Class III
173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
Web Form: murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm

getting tired.
 

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Addresses for members of Congress

Congress, write your representative https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
I think this is email


http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html shows list of names, there are a lot for each state
or download complete mailing labels on right


Contact your own congresspeople and a couple of these guys.
Contact the Appropriations Committee Members
I don't think they have included us (anyone want to read pdf below?). They have already written it, but should know we desperately need a large increase in funding for ME/CFS and XMRV research and for patient care, Clinics, Centers for Excellence.

NIH is working on a standardized test for XMRV. What happens when milliions test positive in a couple years and they haven't spent anything else on research or patient care? (Sec Sebellius of HHS has money for patient care and underserved patients).


Subcommittee: Labor, HHS, Education

Dave Obey (WI), Chair
David Reich, Subcommittee Clerk
Room 2358-B Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3508


David Reich, Subcommittee Clerk
Room 2358-B Rayburn House Office Building*
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3508

Members
Majority

* Chair: David R. Obey (WI)
* Nita M. Lowey (NY)
* Rosa L. DeLauro (CT)
* Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL)
* Patrick J. Kennedy (RI)
* Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
* Barbara Lee (CA)
* Michael Honda (CA)
* Betty McCollum (MN)
* Tim Ryan (OH)
* Jos E. Serrano (NY)

Minority

* Ranking Member:
Todd Tiahrt (KS)
* Dennis R. Rehberg (MT)
* Rodney Alexander (LA)
* Jo Bonner (AL)
* Tom Cole (OK)
* Jerry Lewis (CA), Ex Officio


http://appropriations.house.gov/ind...id=33:labor-hhs-education&Itemid=134&Itemid=4

FY11 LH Appropriations PDF Print

Today, 14.6 million workers remain unemployed, and 6.8 million have been unemployed for more than 27 weeks. The FY2011 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill places the greatest emphasis on programs that help workers and families cope with hard times and that help set the stage for further economic recovery and future growth. The bill provides discretionary appropriations totaling $176.4 billion for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and various related agencies.

2011 Labor, Health and Education Appropriations, Subcommittee Bill

July 16, 2010

[pdf] -Obey Statement

[pdf] -Summary Table

[pdf] -Earmark List

http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/communicating.htm

House subcommittee
Majority Members (Democrats)
Member Name DC Phone DC FAX
Dave Obey (D-WI) [Chair] 202-225-3365 Not Available
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) 202-225-6506 202-225-0546
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) 202-225-3661 202-225-4890
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) 202-225-0773 202-225-0899
Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) 202-225-4911 202-225-3290
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) 202-225-1766 202-226-0350
Barbara Lee (D-CA) 202-225-2661 202-225-9817
Mike Honda (D-CA) 202-225-2631 202-225-2699
Betty McCollum (D-MN) 202-225-6631 202-225-1968
Tim Ryan (D-OH) 202-225-5261 202-225-3719
Jose E. Serrano (D-NY) 202-225-4361 202-225-6001

Minority Members (Republicans)
Member Name DC Phone DC FAX
Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) [Ranking Member] 202-225-6216 202-225-3489
Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) 202-225-3211 202-225-5687
Rodney Alexander (R-LA) 202-225-8490 202-225-5639
Jo Bonner (R-AL) 202-225-4931 202-225-0562
Tom Cole (R-OK) 202-225-6165 202-225-3512
Representative Vacant ( - 29) 202-225-3161 202-226-6599
 

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House of Rep. LHH subcomm. some random names from above.

Nita M. Lowey
New York-18th, Democrat
2329 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-3218
Phone: (202) 225-6506


Patrick J. Kennedy

Rhode Island-1st, Democrat
407 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515-3901
Phone: (202) 225-4911
Committees:

* Committee on Appropriations
* Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Subcommittees:

* Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Appropriations)
* Domestic Policy (Oversight and Government Reform)
* Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Appropriations)
* Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Appropriations) ie Gulf War Syndrome
* National Security and Foreign Affairs (Oversight and Government Reform)

Todd Tiahrt also Defense committee
Kansas-4th, Republican
2441 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-1604
Phone: (202) 225-6216