Please attend your Senator's town hall meetings in August

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> Dear Friends.....

>

> Below is a notice from Command Trust Network about

> YOUR Senator's local townhall meetings. Not many of

> us ever have the opportunity to lobby in Wash DC ...

> but ... WE ALL have the chance to meet our Senators

> when they are at home.

>

> PLEASE make an attempt to attend your local

> meetings, or have a friend or relative speak on your

> behalf.

>

> At the VERY LEAST send a letter to your Senators

> telling them of your concerns.

>

> Thanking you in advance for doing your part to help

> protect the next generation of young women.

>

> Kindest regards,

> Pamela Noonan-Saraceni

>

>

> In a message dated 8/4/2005 10:02:10 A.M. Eastern

> Daylight Time, info@... writes:

>

>

> Dear Pamela,

>

> We want to thank you for supporting the

> Command Trust Network in our efforts to prevent the

> Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of

> silicone breast implants for general use. As you

> know, it is crucial that we continue to pressure

> Congress to ensure that the FDA fulfills its mission

> to protect public health. Dangerous medications and

> devices continue to be approved without adequate

> protection for consumers, often because either the

> companies or the FDA withheld safety information

> from the public.

> We are deeply concerned that the FDA has

> expressed its intent to approve silicone breast

> implants made by Mentor Corporation, despite the

> lack of safety data and despite serious allegations

> that the company misrepresented safety information.

> Congress must conduct a full investigation into the

> FDA’s handling of the approval processes and

> determine whether Mentor falsified data and

> destroyed evidence.

>

> We are writing you today to ask you to

> help us deliver this message again.

>

> PLEASE ATTEND YOUR SENATOR'S TOWNHALL

> MEETINGS IN AUGUST

>

> While Congress is in recess during August,

> many Senators will return home to meet with their

> constituents around your district. They will be

> available in their local offices and at townhall

> meetings this month. We want you to attend these

> townhall meetings and make appointments to meet with

> your Senator while they are home to voice your

> concerns about the FDA’s intent to approve

> silicone breast implants for general use and ignore

> the lack of safety data. If the FDA approves

> Mentor, it will be the first time that the FDA gives

> its seal of approval for these harmful products. We

> must do everything we can to prevent this, and you

> are an essential part of this effort.

>

> It is crucial that your Senator hears your

> concerns in person. Even one or two people speaking

> up at a townhall meeting can make the difference

> between a Senator caring about this issue or

> ignoring it. We cannot afford to have Congress

> ignore this issue.

>

> LOOK FOR OUR EMAILS

>

> In the next couple of weeks, we will send

> you the townhall schedules for your Senator. We

> strongly encourage you to take the time to attend

> these events and express your concerns. Once the

> schedules are available, we will send them to you,

> along with a fact sheet to help you prepare your

> comments.

>

> Please keep your eye open for our emails

> in the next couple of weeks.

>

> TELL US WHAT HAPPENED

>

> After you have attended the townhall

> meetings, please email us at info@...

> to tell us how your meeting went.

>

> Thank you for your support. With your

> help, Congress will hear our concerns.

>

> Sincerely,

> The Command Trust Network

>

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