Ambassadors conducted walk-in's and meeting with their US Members of Congress during the 2011 Presidents' Day Recess. Members of Congress were urged to reject the house budget cuts for cancer research and programs. The key to better survivor rates is research. Research offers hope for better treatment; hope for new opportunities to prevent and detect cancer early; hope for improved quality of life for those already diagnosed. Without continued research, life-saving breakthroughs may be left unseen and undiscovered; life-saving breakthroughs may be left inside the beaker.
Thank you to the following Ambassadors:
• District 1: Carol Green for doing a walk-in at Congressman Harris’ Salisbury office.
• District 2: Anna Renault doing a walk-in at Congressman Ruppersberger’s Timonium office.
• District 3: Chanell Benn and Sherry McCammon meeting with staff at Congressman Sarbanes’ Towson office.
• District 4: On 3/3/11: Ed Delaney for doing walk-in at Congresswoman Edwards’ Hill office.
• District 5: Jennifer Neal for meeting with staff at Congressman Bartlett’s Hagerstown office.
• District 6: Sue Lyddon-Hayes for doing a walk-in on 3/4/11 at Congresman Hoyer’s LaPlata office.
• District 7: Pat Pickett ifor doing a walk-in at Congressman Cumming’s Catonsville office.
• District 8: Peggy Kidwell for meeting with staff on 3/3/11 at Congressman Van Hollen’s Hill office.
•US Senators: Peggy Kidwell, Ed Delaney, Sue Moats, and Sherry McCammon for meeting with staff at Senator Mikulski’s Hill office and Senator Cardin’s Hill office on 3/3/11.
After months of delay and hard negotiations, Congress has finally passed a funding bill! The bill includes a small increase for cancer research and prevention programs.