NABTC Agenda for Action 2010; Join the Coalition for Advocacy Activities in DC or at Home

April 22, 2010

The members of the North American Brain Tumor Coalition will be in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 4, to meet with their Senators and Representatives. During those important Congressional visits, the Coalition advocates will be pressing Congress to take several important actions. First, the NABTC will advocate an increase in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to a level of $35 billion in fiscal year 2011. Second, the Coalition will urge Congress to engage in active oversight of implementation of health reform, to guarantee that the promise of the new health care program is realized. Third, the Coalition will ask for champions for a brain tumor awareness resolution, aimed at increasing lawmaker and public awareness of brain tumors and their effects.

If you cannot join the NABTC in Washington, D.C., you can visit your United States Representatives and Senators in their state or district offices. You can also communicate with them by phone or email. If you have never engaged in advocacy with Members of Congress and if you don’t even know the names of your Senators and Representatives, you can easily prepare yourself for advocacy. Visit www.house.gov and www.senate.gov, where you can use you zip code to identify your elected officials and to obtain all of their contact information. You can also be in touch with the Coalition, through info@nabraintumor.org, for additional information.

Position papers outlining the Coalition’s policy priorities are attached. NABTC Advocacy Positions May 2010

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