Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Consumer voice for natural health heard on the hill! Yesterday, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) withdrew Senate Amendment 3225 from a Department of Defense funding bill. Your actions undoubtedly made a huge difference on this issue—over 12,500 letters were sent to Congress in just six days asking your Senators to oppose this amendment and protect your health choices! Senate Amendment 3225 threatened to restrict access to certain dietary supplements on military bases and place strict and unnecessary reporting guidelines on manufacturers who sell vitamins and supplements on these bases. This move would have set an unacceptable precedent and could have been the beginning of other policy moves that would undermine the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the act that gives Americans sustained information and access to dietary supplements. However, due to lack of support from Senate leaders and an outpouring of opposition from natural health consumers nationwide, Sen. Durbin withdrew the amendment yesterday at 5:10 p.m. after the issue was discussed on the Senate floor. Senator Hatch agreed to work with Sen. Durbin and the dietary supplement manufacturers on a legislative strategy to create a system for reporting Adverse Event Reports (AER’s) to the FDA. This way the issue will be given the consideration needed to create a successful model for consumers and producers. This issue will likely be included in an existing bill sponsored by Sen. Hatch and Sen. Biden, the Anabolic Steroid Control Act. Citizens for Health supports full product information requirements, including a system for manufacturers to report serious adverse experience reports. We want to make sure this issue gets full and fair consideration in Congress and does not single out natural products and hold them to a higher and more onerous standard than pharmaceutical drugs, over-the-counter drugs or other regulated categories like food additives. Thank you for your support. We will continue to keep you informed on this and other issues central to your health rights. Please visit http://www.citizens.org/priorities/onemillion.cfm to learn about our One Million Voices for Healthier Choices program. Sincerely, Ana Micka President/CEO Citizens for Health P.S. You vote matters! Make sure you are register to vote (and that your registration is current). Use our easy online voter registration system at www.citizens.org/register! We are committed to protecting your privacy, so your email address will NEVER be sold or exchanged. If you would like to from this newsletter, please reply to this message with " Remove " in the subject line. ===== http://pets.care2.com/ http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com WAITING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 We should not even consider that we have gotten started with Durbin. This is a war of monumental proportions, fought to protect our right to unfettered access to dietary supplements, without totally inappropriate intrusion from a government that is sold out to pharmaceutical companies, etc. It's time to get serious about this battle. They're not playing around with us, and we shouldn't play around with them. JP - " DitziSis " <mk2967 " !! " <Aware_and_Outraged_Incredimail >; " !DEEP " <ppvdeep > Cc: <alternative_medicine_forum > Tuesday, June 22, 2004 2:00 PM Your actions made a difference! > > Consumer voice for natural health heard on the hill! > > Yesterday, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) withdrew Senate > Amendment 3225 from a Department of Defense funding > bill. Your actions undoubtedly made a huge difference > on this issue-over 12,500 letters were sent to > Congress in just six days asking your Senators to > oppose this amendment and protect your health > choices! > > Senate Amendment 3225 threatened to restrict access to > certain dietary supplements on military bases and > place strict and unnecessary reporting guidelines on > manufacturers who sell vitamins and supplements on > these bases. This move would have set an unacceptable > precedent and could have been the beginning of other > policy moves that would undermine the Dietary > Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the act > that gives Americans sustained information and access > to dietary supplements. However, due to lack of > support from Senate leaders and an outpouring of > opposition from natural health consumers nationwide, > Sen. Durbin withdrew the amendment yesterday at 5:10 > p.m. after the issue was discussed on the Senate > floor. > > Senator Hatch agreed to work with Sen. Durbin and the > dietary supplement manufacturers on a legislative > strategy to create a system for reporting Adverse > Event Reports (AER's) to the FDA. This way the issue > will be given the consideration needed to create a > successful model for consumers and producers. This > issue will likely be included in an existing bill > sponsored by Sen. Hatch and Sen. Biden, the Anabolic > Steroid Control Act. > > Citizens for Health supports full product information > requirements, including a system for manufacturers to > report serious adverse experience reports. We want to > make sure this issue gets full and fair consideration > in Congress and does not single out natural products > and hold them to a higher and more onerous standard > than pharmaceutical drugs, over-the-counter drugs or > other regulated categories like food additives. > > Thank you for your support. We will continue to keep > you informed on this and other issues central to your > health rights. Please visit > http://www.citizens.org/priorities/onemillion.cfm to > learn about our One Million Voices for Healthier > Choices program. > > Sincerely, > > Ana Micka > President/CEO > Citizens for Health > > P.S. You vote matters! Make sure you are register to > vote (and that your registration is current). Use our > easy online voter registration system at > www.citizens.org/register! > > We are committed to protecting your privacy, so your > email address will NEVER be sold or exchanged. If you > would like to from this newsletter, please > reply to this message with " Remove " in the subject > line. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I happened to flip on the TV and actually saw them talking and with -drawing the Bills one by S.Hatch and one by the other Senator NG ----- Original Message ----- " DitziSis " <mk2967 " !! " <Aware_and_Outraged_Incredimail >; " !DEEP " <ppvdeep > Cc: <alternative_medicine_forum > Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:00 PM Your actions made a difference! > > Consumer voice for natural health heard on the hill! > > Yesterday, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) withdrew Senate > Amendment 3225 from a Department of Defense funding > bill. Your actions undoubtedly made a huge difference > on this issue-over 12,500 letters were sent to > Congress in just six days asking your Senators to > oppose this amendment and protect your health > choices! > > Senate Amendment 3225 threatened to restrict access to > certain dietary supplements on military bases and > place strict and unnecessary reporting guidelines on > manufacturers who sell vitamins and supplements on > these bases. This move would have set an unacceptable > precedent and could have been the beginning of other > policy moves that would undermine the Dietary > Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the act > that gives Americans sustained information and access > to dietary supplements. However, due to lack of > support from Senate leaders and an outpouring of > opposition from natural health consumers nationwide, > Sen. Durbin withdrew the amendment yesterday at 5:10 > p.m. after the issue was discussed on the Senate > floor. > > Senator Hatch agreed to work with Sen. Durbin and the > dietary supplement manufacturers on a legislative > strategy to create a system for reporting Adverse > Event Reports (AER's) to the FDA. This way the issue > will be given the consideration needed to create a > successful model for consumers and producers. This > issue will likely be included in an existing bill > sponsored by Sen. Hatch and Sen. Biden, the Anabolic > Steroid Control Act. > > Citizens for Health supports full product information > requirements, including a system for manufacturers to > report serious adverse experience reports. We want to > make sure this issue gets full and fair consideration > in Congress and does not single out natural products > and hold them to a higher and more onerous standard > than pharmaceutical drugs, over-the-counter drugs or > other regulated categories like food additives. > > Thank you for your support. We will continue to keep > you informed on this and other issues central to your > health rights. Please visit > http://www.citizens.org/priorities/onemillion.cfm to > learn about our One Million Voices for Healthier > Choices program. > > Sincerely, > > Ana Micka > President/CEO > Citizens for Health > > P.S. You vote matters! Make sure you are register to > vote (and that your registration is current). Use our > easy online voter registration system at > www.citizens.org/register! > > We are committed to protecting your privacy, so your > email address will NEVER be sold or exchanged. If you > would like to from this newsletter, please > reply to this message with " Remove " in the subject > line. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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