Sample Letter in support of HR 2526

Contact your Representative today and ask them to cosponsor HR 2526! HR 2526 was reintroduced by Congresswoman Sue Kelly, Chair of the Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus, after passing the Senate by unanimous consent in a previous session. HR 2526 is comprehensive Lyme disease education, prevention, and research legislation. We need every Lyme disease patient and person at risk in an endemic area to help pass this important bill. Please help by contacting your Representative and asking them to become a cosponsor. There is a sample letter below which you can simply cut, paste, then fill in the blanks and send as an email, fax, or letter. Use the links below to find the contact information for your Representative. Sending a letters to your Representative using the sample letter should not take you more than a few minutes. If you have more time, personalize the letter or write your own. Personalized letters are generally the most effective.

Thank you,
The Lyme Disease Society
Member, Lyme Disease Community Caucus


Use the below links to contact your Representative:
_www.house.gov/writerep_ (http://www.house.gov/writerep)
_www.congress.org_ (http://www.congress.org)
Sample Letter in support of HR 2526:

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Dear (Congressman or Congresswoman) (Last Name),

I would like to ask for your support as a cosponsor of HR 2526. HR 2526 is comprehensive Lyme disease education, prevention and research legislation which previously passed the Senate by unanimous consent (S. 969- 107th Congress). The Lyme disease patient community and individuals at risk in endemic areas need your support as a cosponsor. Passage of HR 2526 is critical to the fight against Lyme disease and stopping the rampant spread of tick-borne illnesses.

HR 2526 establishes a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee in the Office
of Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. The Advisory
Committee brings together patient representatives, non-profit organizations, health care providers, scientific community members, and public health officials to coordinate federal tick-borne disease programs. The bill provides $50,000,000 in funding over five years for federal Lyme disease education, prevention and research. This important funding will mobilize efforts to better prevent, diagnose and treat Lyme disease.

I hope you will become a cosponsor of HR 2526. You can contact Richard Olson in Rep. Sue Kelly's office (225-5441) to sign on as a cosponsor of the bill.

Sincerely,
(your name)
(your full address)
(if sending email, include your email address)