thanbey
01-09-2003, 10:33 PM
NOTE: The alert is available, including deleted website references, on our website www.hcop.org (http://www.hcop.org) click on favorite links, then click on reference articles at the bottom of the page. Please do make this effort. It is a critical time for hepatitis C research funding.
JANUARY 9, 2003
Urgent Action Alert!
NIH FUNDING IN JEOPARDY
CALL/FAX YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE
The Hepatitis C Outreach Project Urges You to Visit (website deleted to comply with healthboards policy)and
Take Action In Support of Completing the Doubling of the NIH Budget in FY 2003.
The annual National Institutes of Health budget will be in jeopardy when Congress returns to Washington, D.C. this week. Congress is under strict orders from the White House to reduce spending on several of the pending fiscal year (FY) 2003 spending bills. The bill that funds the National Institutes of Health -- the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
Appropriations bill (bill numbers H.R. 5320 and S. 2766) -- is expected to take a particular hit.
With this reduction, it is questionable whether Congress will be able to provide the $27.3 billion
needed to complete the fifth and final year of the bipartisan commitment to double the NIH
budget by FY 2003.
A shortfall in funding could negatively impact hepatitis C research.
The House and Senate Leadership and the Administration have expressed a strong desire to complete the doubling of the NIH budget in the FY 2003 appropriations bill. However, given the spending limits and strong interest in protecting other programs, the NIH funding remains a target. Also, since the proposed budget increases for the NIH in FY 2004 are expected to be very minimal, at best, the chance of completing the doubling in the next appropriations cycle will be even more challenging.
Hundreds of patient, medical and health groups are joining together this week to have
a massive call to action to support NIH funding. We ask that you visit our website ( www.hcop.org (http://www.hcop.org) click on favorite links, then reference articles at the bottom of that page) to read an article regarding NIH funding that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 7, 2003., and to and call and fax your House and Senate Members this week.
Here is how to find out who your representatives in Congress are and how to reach them: (website deleted to comply with healthboards policy)
• Urge them to support $27.3 billion in funding for the NIH, which will complete Congress’ promise to double the NIH budget by FY 2003;
• Ask your Members to urge the Congressional leadership to fulfill this
commitment to medical research and to finish the FY 2003 appropriations
process as quickly as possible; and
• Explain to them that a shortfall in the NIH could negatively impact the progress
on hepatitis C research and why this is important to you.
We also ask that you contact the White House at (202) 456-1111:
• Thank the President for his commitment to complete the NIH doubling effort
this year; and
• Urge him to make sure it gets done.
Draft letters can be found on the website http://www.capitolconnect.com/fundnihnow/
We sincerely thank you for your help with this critical effort to complete the doubling of the NIH budget this year so that the NIH has adequate funds to continue the many exciting opportunities in hepatitis C research.
About HCOP
Based in Portland, Oregon, the Hepatitis C Outreach Project (HCOP) is the nation's oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, awareness, education and treatment of hepatitis C and organ donation.
HCOP is committed to working with any organization or professional individual to develop partnerships resulting in programming and good public decision-making based on accurate information regarding hepatitis C.
Their website can be located at www.hcop.org. (http://www.hcop.org.)
Source: Hepatitis C Outreach Project
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www.hcop.org (http://www.hcop.org)
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JANUARY 9, 2003
Urgent Action Alert!
NIH FUNDING IN JEOPARDY
CALL/FAX YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE
The Hepatitis C Outreach Project Urges You to Visit (website deleted to comply with healthboards policy)and
Take Action In Support of Completing the Doubling of the NIH Budget in FY 2003.
The annual National Institutes of Health budget will be in jeopardy when Congress returns to Washington, D.C. this week. Congress is under strict orders from the White House to reduce spending on several of the pending fiscal year (FY) 2003 spending bills. The bill that funds the National Institutes of Health -- the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
Appropriations bill (bill numbers H.R. 5320 and S. 2766) -- is expected to take a particular hit.
With this reduction, it is questionable whether Congress will be able to provide the $27.3 billion
needed to complete the fifth and final year of the bipartisan commitment to double the NIH
budget by FY 2003.
A shortfall in funding could negatively impact hepatitis C research.
The House and Senate Leadership and the Administration have expressed a strong desire to complete the doubling of the NIH budget in the FY 2003 appropriations bill. However, given the spending limits and strong interest in protecting other programs, the NIH funding remains a target. Also, since the proposed budget increases for the NIH in FY 2004 are expected to be very minimal, at best, the chance of completing the doubling in the next appropriations cycle will be even more challenging.
Hundreds of patient, medical and health groups are joining together this week to have
a massive call to action to support NIH funding. We ask that you visit our website ( www.hcop.org (http://www.hcop.org) click on favorite links, then reference articles at the bottom of that page) to read an article regarding NIH funding that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 7, 2003., and to and call and fax your House and Senate Members this week.
Here is how to find out who your representatives in Congress are and how to reach them: (website deleted to comply with healthboards policy)
• Urge them to support $27.3 billion in funding for the NIH, which will complete Congress’ promise to double the NIH budget by FY 2003;
• Ask your Members to urge the Congressional leadership to fulfill this
commitment to medical research and to finish the FY 2003 appropriations
process as quickly as possible; and
• Explain to them that a shortfall in the NIH could negatively impact the progress
on hepatitis C research and why this is important to you.
We also ask that you contact the White House at (202) 456-1111:
• Thank the President for his commitment to complete the NIH doubling effort
this year; and
• Urge him to make sure it gets done.
Draft letters can be found on the website http://www.capitolconnect.com/fundnihnow/
We sincerely thank you for your help with this critical effort to complete the doubling of the NIH budget this year so that the NIH has adequate funds to continue the many exciting opportunities in hepatitis C research.
About HCOP
Based in Portland, Oregon, the Hepatitis C Outreach Project (HCOP) is the nation's oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, awareness, education and treatment of hepatitis C and organ donation.
HCOP is committed to working with any organization or professional individual to develop partnerships resulting in programming and good public decision-making based on accurate information regarding hepatitis C.
Their website can be located at www.hcop.org. (http://www.hcop.org.)
Source: Hepatitis C Outreach Project
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www.hcop.org (http://www.hcop.org)
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[This message has been edited by thanbey (edited 01-10-2003).]