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Urge Them to Co-Sponsor the Lupus REACH Amendments of 2005 (S.756)

From:
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
National Office
2000 L Street, N.W. Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
www.lupus.org

April 25, 2005

Dear Lupus Advocate:

United States Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) has introduced the Lupus REACH Amendments of 2005 (S.756). REACH is an acronym for Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare. This bill is an urgently needed piece of federal legislation that authorizes increased efforts by the U.S. government to address lupus as a significant national health issue. We need you to take immediate action to help get this legislation enacted into law.

The REACH Amendments of 2005 enhance federal biomedical research on lupus, including vital epidemiology research, and authorizes programs to increase public awareness and improve public and professional education about lupus.

In addition to Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT), Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Orin Hatch (R-UT), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Richard Shelby (R-AL) have signed on as co-sponsors of S.756. However, we need EVERY member of the United States Senate to co-sponsor this important federal legislation.

If your Senators have not already agreed to co-sponsor S.756, contact them immediately and urge them to co-sponsor the Lupus REACH Amendments of 2005. We need everyone with lupus or who knows someone with lupus to join this nationwide effort to secure enactment of the Lupus REACH Amendments of 2005. Take Action TODAY!

Go to the Lupus Foundation of America website at www.lupus.org and follow the links to the Action Alert or copy and paste the URL below into your web browser.

http://www.capwiz.com/lfa

Click on the Action Alert to send an email message to each of your U.S. Senators by entering your name and mailing address in the boxes provided. If prompted, please enter “Health” or “Healthcare” from the pull-down topic menu.

Please email this information to family members, friends and other individuals who can join this important campaign to increase federal efforts on behalf of people with lupus. We need a massive showing of support to obtain enactment of this legislation!

Thank You For Your Support!