Vote on Health Funding This Week: Act Now!

Advocacy Alert: 11/14/2007

Vote on Health Funding This Week: Act Now!
President Bush Vetoes Health Appropriations Bill

Take Action!

Urge Congress to Override
 
President Bush vetoed the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill (H.R. 3043) on November 13. The bill is now back in the hands of Congress. Please contact your Representative and Senators immediately to urge them to override the veto of the LHHS appropriations bill. The override vote is expected to take place on November 15.

If your Representative or Senators are Republican, it is especially important to let them know that health is a priority for you. Ask them to serve the best interests of Americans -- including those who are concerned about the level of funding provided for CFS research -- by overriding the veto.

Congress agreed to a 3.1% increase for the National Institutes of Health and a 6.6% increase for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the LHHS conference report. Help secure these vital increases in funding at the NIH and CDC by writing to Congress now!

This alert is sent by the CFIDS Association of America based on information received from Research!America.