Future of Health Research Funding at Department of Defense National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2017 • NDAA of 2017: Contains Language to Eliminate Health Research Programs – Would cut ovarian cancer research program – Would cut all cancer research programs – Would cut most other health research programs • SGO opposes Sections 756 and 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 (NDAA) S. 2943 and we support amendments to strike this language from the bill. Ask your Patients & Family Groups to Take Action • Ask your patients, their family members, and local patient advocacy organizations that you know to visit the OCNA website – http://cqrcengage.com/ovarian/ to contact their Senators. • Once on the website, they will click, “Take Action,” to send an message to their Senators to Protect Ovarian Cancer Research at the Department of Defense
Contact your Senators by Phone • Call the Senate Switchboard @ 202-224-3121, then ask for the Senator’s office. • Once connected, ask for the staffer that works on Healthcare Issues for the Senator. • Tell them: – Who you are and where you live. – Let them know that you oppose language in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017, S. 2943, specifically Sections 756 and 898 because that language could be used to eliminate all medical research by the Department of Defense, specifically cancer research programs, including a research program for ovarian cancer. – Ask that the Senator co-sponsor Senate Amendment 4369, being offered by Senators Durbin and Cochran and also co-sponsored by Senators Reid, Blunt, Mikulski, Murkowski, Feinstein, Collins, Murray, Casey, Gillibrand and Shelby to strike this language from the bill. Have them communicate their co-sponsorship to Senators Durbin and Cochran’s staff ASAP. – If your Senator is already a co-sponsor, please thank the staff for their boss’ support and urge their boss to talk with other Senate colleagues asking them to become co-sponsors as well. • CALL BOTH of YOUR STATE’s SENATORS!!!!
List of Senators by State
Alabama Richard Shelby (R) Illinois Mark Kirk (R) Montana Jon Tester (D) Pennsylvania Pat Toomey (R) Alabama Jeff Sessions (R) Indiana Joe Donnelly (D) Montana Steve Daines (R) Rhode Island Jack Reed (D) Alaska Daniel S. Sullivan (R) Indiana Dan Coats (R) Nebraska Ben Sasse (R) Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse (D) Alaska Lisa Murkowski (R) Iowa Chuck Grassley (R) Nebraska Deb Fischer (R) South Carolina Lindsey Graham (R) Arizona Jeff Flake (R) Iowa Joni Ernst (R) Nevada Harry Reid (D) South Carolina Tim Scott (R) Arizona John McCain (R) Kansas Jerry Moran (R) Nevada Dean Heller (R) South Dakota John Thune (R)
Arkansas Kansas New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen South Dakota John Boozman (R) Pat Roberts (R) (D) Mike Rounds (R) Arkansas Tom Cotton (R) Kentucky Mitch McConnell (R) New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte (R) Tennessee Bob Corker (R) California Barbara Boxer (D) Kentucky Rand Paul (R) New Jersey Bob Menendez (D) Tennessee Lamar Alexander (R) California Dianne Feinstein (D) Louisiana Bill Cassidy (R) New Jersey Cory Booker (D) Texas John Cornyn (R) Colorado Michael Bennet (D) Louisiana David Vitter (R) New Mexico Martin Heinrich (D) Texas Ted Cruz (R) Colorado Cory Gardner (R) Maine Angus King (I) New Mexico Tom Udall (D) Utah Mike Lee (R) Connecticut Maine New York Utah Christopher S. Murphy (D) Susan Collins (R) Chuck Schumer (D) Orrin Hatch (R)
Connecticut Maryland New York Kirsten Gillibrand Vermont Richard Blumenthal (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) (D) Patrick Leahy (D) Delaware Chris Coons (D) Maryland Ben Cardin (D) North Carolina Richard Burr (R) Vermont Bernie Sanders (I) Delaware Tom Carper (D) Massachusetts Ed Markey (D) North Carolina Thom Tillis (R) Virginia Mark Warner (D) Florida Bill Nelson (D) Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren (D) North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp (D) Virginia Tim Kaine (D) Florida Marco Rubio (R) Michigan Debbie Stabenow (D) North Dakota John Hoeven (R) Washington Maria Cantwell (D) Georgia David Perdue (R) Michigan Gary Peters (D) Ohio Sherrod Brown (D) Washington Patty Murray (D) Georgia Johnny Isakson (R) Minnesota Al Franken (D) Ohio Rob Portman (R) West Virginia Joe Manchin III (D) Hawaii Brian E. Schatz (D) Minnesota Amy Klobuchar (D) Oklahoma James Lankford (R) West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito (R) Hawaii Mazie K. Hirono (D) Mississippi Roger Wicker (R) Oklahoma Jim Inhofe (R) Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin (D) Idaho Jim Risch (R) Mississippi Thad Cochran (R) Oregon Jeff Merkley (D) Wisconsin Ron Johnson (R) Idaho Mike Crapo (R) Missouri Claire McCaskill (D) Oregon Ron Wyden (D) Wyoming John Barrasso (R) Illinois Dick Durbin (D) Missouri Roy Blunt (R) Pennsylvania Bob Casey, Jr. (D) Wyoming Mike Enzi (R) Questions: Email, [email protected] THANK YOU!!!