Topics of the Week - Archive
December 14, 2007
Thought of the Week
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Topic of the Week: URGENT GINA ACTION ALERT
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) needs your help today! Tell House Appropriations and Leadership that you want GINA included in the omnibus!
Congress wants to move GINA by attaching it to the omnibus appropriations. This is a great opportunity to pass this important legislation in just a few days after so many years of working on it.
Please CALL the members of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Leadership TODAY and let them know that the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act must be included in the omnibus. Ask your friends and family to act too.
Sample Script
My name is ____ and I am calling to ask (NAME OF ELECTED OFFICIAL) to support the inclusion of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act in the omnibus appropriations legislation. This bill passed the House 420-3 on April 25, 2007 and the Senate hot lined version provides the strong protections our community values.
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act protects all Americans from the misuse of genetic information in employment and health insurance decisions. With these protections in place, Americans will be able to use genetics in medicine without fear of misuse of their genetic information.
I strongly urge (NAME OF ELECTED OFFICIAL) to support the Act's inclusion in the omnibus. Thank you.
The House Leadership and House Appropriations Chair are the most important Congress men and women to contact and as the House Leadership they'll listen to you regardless of state or district.
House Leadership |
Name |
Phone |
Speaker of the House |
Nancy Pelosi |
202.225.4965 |
Majority Leader |
Steny Hoyer |
202.225.3130 |
Majority Whip |
James Clyburn |
202.226.3210 |
Republican Leader |
John Boehner |
202.225.4000 |
Minority Whip |
Roy Blunt |
202.225.0197 |
House Appropriations Chair |
David Obey |
202.225.3365 |
House Appropriations Committee Members
How do I find out which District I live in? Click Here .
First Name |
Last Name |
State |
District |
Phone |
Robert |
Aderholt |
AL |
4 |
202.225.4876 |
Robert |
Cramer |
AL |
5 |
202.225.4801 |
Marion |
Berry |
AR |
1 |
202.225.4076 |
Ed |
Pastor |
AZ |
4 |
202.225.4065 |
Ken |
Calvert |
CA |
44 |
202.225.1986 |
Sam |
Farr |
CA |
17 |
202.225.2861 |
Mike |
Honda |
CA |
15 |
202.225.2631 |
Barbara |
Lee |
CA |
9 |
202.225.2661 |
Jerry |
Lewis |
CA |
41 |
202.225.5861 |
Lucille |
Roybal-Allard |
CA |
34 |
202.225.1766 |
Adam |
Schiff |
CA |
29 |
202.225.4176 |
Rosa |
DeLauro |
CT |
3 |
202.225.3661 |
Allen |
Boyd |
FL |
2 |
202.225.5235 |
Ander |
Crenshaw |
FL |
4 |
202.225.2501 |
Debbie |
Wasserman Schultz |
FL |
20 |
202.225.7931 |
Dave |
Weldon |
FL |
15 |
202.225.3671 |
C. W. Bill |
Young |
FL |
10 |
202.225.5961 |
Sanford |
Bishop |
GA |
2 |
202.225.3631 |
Jack |
Kingston |
GA |
1 |
202.225.5831 |
Tom |
Latham |
IA |
4 |
202.225.5476 |
Mike |
Simpson |
ID |
2 |
202.225.5531 |
Jesse |
Jackson |
IL |
2 |
202.225.0773 |
Mark |
Kirk |
IL |
10 |
202.225.4835 |
Ray |
LaHood |
IL |
18 |
202.225.6201 |
Peter |
Visclosky |
IN |
1 |
202.225.2461 |
Todd |
Tiahrt |
KS |
4 |
202.225.6216 |
Ben |
Chandler |
KY |
6 |
202.225.4706 |
Harold |
Rogers |
KY |
5 |
202.225.4601 |
Rodney |
Alexander |
LA |
5 |
202.225.8490 |
John |
Olver |
MA |
1 |
202.225.5335 |
C. A. Dutch |
Ruppersberger |
MD |
2 |
202.225.3061 |
Carolyn |
Kilpatrick |
MI |
13 |
202.225.2261 |
Joe |
Knollenberg |
MI |
9 |
202.225.5802 |
Betty |
McCollum |
MN |
4 |
202.225.6631 |
Jo Ann |
Emerson |
MO |
8 |
202.225.4404 |
Roger |
Wicker |
MS |
1 |
202.225.4306 |
Dennis |
Rehberg |
MT |
AL |
202.225.3211 |
David |
Price |
NC |
4 |
202.225.1784 |
Rodney |
Frelinghuysen |
NJ |
11 |
202.225.5034 |
Steven |
Rothman |
NJ |
9 |
202.225.5061 |
Tom |
Udall |
NM |
3 |
202.225.6190 |
Maurice |
Hinchey |
NY |
22 |
202.225.6335 |
Steve |
Israel |
NY |
2 |
202.225.3335 |
Nita |
Lowey |
NY |
18 |
202.225.6506 |
Jose |
Serrano |
NY |
16 |
202.225.4361 |
James |
Walsh |
NY |
25 |
202.225.3701 |
David |
Hobson |
OH |
7 |
202.225.4324 |
Marcy |
Kaptur |
OH |
9 |
202.225.4146 |
Ralph |
Regula |
OH |
16 |
202.225.3876 |
Tim |
Ryan |
OH |
17 |
202.225.5261 |
Chaka |
Fattah |
PA |
2 |
202.225.4001 |
John |
Murtha |
PA |
12 |
202.225.2065 |
John |
Peterson |
PA |
5 |
202.225.5121 |
Patrick |
Kennedy |
RI |
1 |
202.225.4911 |
Zach |
Wamp |
TN |
3 |
202.225.3271 |
John |
Carter |
TX |
31 |
202.225.3864 |
John |
Culberson |
TX |
7 |
202.225.2571 |
Chet |
Edwards |
TX |
17 |
202.225.6105 |
Kay |
Granger |
TX |
12 |
202.225.5071 |
Ciro |
Rodriguez |
TX |
23 |
202.225.4511 |
Virgil |
Goode |
VA |
5 |
202.225.4711 |
James |
Moran |
VA |
8 |
202.225.4376 |
Frank |
Wolf |
VA |
10 |
202.225.5136 |
Norman |
Dicks |
WA |
6 |
202.225.5916 |
David |
Obey |
WI |
7 |
202.225.3365 |
Alan |
Mollohan |
WV |
1 |
202.225.4172 |
Please, remember that you can call the office and speak with Diana or Kim with any concerns,
questions or suggestions - our door is always
open!
Diana Pangonis
Interim Executive Director
Diana@ntsad.org
800-906-8723