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PAN Advocates Secured 71 House Dear Colleague Signers! Friday, 21 March 2008 Thank you for contacting your Representative about the Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Research Parkinson’s Dear Colleague.  We secured 71 signatures for the House Dear Colleague funding letter; 24 more signers than last year!    House NETRP Dear Colleague Deadline Friday! Thursday, 13 March 2008 Friday is the last day your Representative can sign onto the NETRP program Dear Colleague funding letter.  Please call your Representative today and ask him/her to sign onto the House NETRP Dear Colleague.    NETRP Deadline March 14 - Ask your Representative Now Friday, 07 March 2008 Ask your Representative to support the only Parkinson's specific research program in the Federal government by signing onto the NETRP program Dear Colleague.     Tell your Members of Congress to Support NETRP Friday, 22 February 2008 Please contact your Members of Congress and ask them to sign onto the Dear Colleague letter in support of Parkinson’s research at the Department of Defense.     NIH Update: Final Funding for 2007 Friday, 21 December 2007 This week Congress passed the omnibus spending bill, which included funding for NIH as well as all remaining Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 appropriations bills.   NIH Funding Update: No Veto Override Tuesday, 20 November 2007 Recently, the House of Representatives failed to override a veto of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations (Labor-HHS) bill.    NIH Funding Vote to Override Presidential Veto Wednesday, 14 November 2007 On November 13, 2007, President Bush vetoed the fiscal 2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill as the total spending included in the bill was $9.8 billion above his request.   Senate Passes Stronger Funding for NIH Monday, 22 October 2007 On October 23, 2007, the Senate passed 75-19 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill, which includes $29.9 billion for the NIH, $1 billion over FY 2007.    Stem Cell Update – Senate Pulls Stem Cell "Date Change" Provision Friday, 19 October 2007 The Senate was expected to consider a "date change" stem cell provision that would have allowed federally funded researchers access to additional embryonic stem cell lines created before June 15, 2007.   President Signs Historic FDA Overhaul Bill Friday, 28 September 2007 The Parkinson's Action Network applauds the recent enactment of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act of 2007, which will improve patient access to safe and effective therapies in a timely manner.   President to Sign FDA Overhaul Bill Thursday, 20 September 2007 The Parkinson’s Action Network applauds the recent House of Representatives and Senate passage of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act of 2007, which will improve patient access to safe and effective therapies in a timely manner.    Senate Committee Considers Defense Spending Bill Tuesday, 11 September 2007 Tuesday morning, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee marked up the Defense spending bill. The full Appropriations Committee plans to take up the Defense spending bill Wednesday.   Congress Considers NETRP Funding Wednesday, 25 July 2007 July 25, 2007, the full House Appropriations Committee passed the Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 by voice vote.  The bill provides $25 million for the Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Research Program (NETRP) which funds top-notch, innovative Parkinson’s disease research at the Department of Defense.    Congress Passes Annual Bill that Funds NIH Friday, 20 July 2007 On July 19, 2007, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3403, the Fiscal Year 2008, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill (Labor-HHS appropriations).    Congress Considers Funding for Fiscal Year 2008 Monday, 16 July 2007 Thursday, July 12, 2007, Congress began consideration of two spending bills that have direct impact on the Parkinson’s disease community.

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