Dear Parkinson’s community,
One important milestone for a historic piece of legislation has been reached. This morning the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) by a resounding vote of 344 to 77.
Thank you for your phone calls, emails, and advocacy over the last few months in su pport of this bipartisan legislation, which will accelerate the discovery and development of new treatments for Parkinson’s!
The 21st Century Cures Act includes one of PAN’s top policy priorities, the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act, which will, among other things, finally provide us with an accurate count of how many Americans live with Parkinson's disease. The 21st Century Cures Act also invests in critical medical research at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration and encourages patient-focused drug development.
Now our attention turns to the Senate, where we’ll need a strong show of support. Please take a few minutes to email your Senators about this important cause as well as thank your Representative for voting. Take Action (http://t.congressweb.com/l/?SLXVZHBFXYG ... B7AE6D7195)! <---just click on the link and fill out the form
Thank you again for your advocacy. We look forward to working with you to move this across the finish line in the months ahead!
