Fwd: Situation critical --urgent action tonight --Bill HR 2900 up for vote tomorrow July 11

July 11, 2007

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------- Forwarded message ------- Citizens for Health <info (AT) citizens (DOT) org>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:40:42 -0400 (EDT)ACTION ALERT: Critical Situation in the House of Representatives - FDA bill on a fast-track House of Representatives Schedules Controversial FDA FundingBill for a "Fast-Track" Vote Tomorrow, July 11 Click here to send your letter now! Dear Friends,Congress is poised once again to take action on legislation without allowing their constituents a chance to have their voices heard. No doubt due to pressure from the pharmaceutical industry, Congress has put House Bill HR 2900, The FDA Revitalization Act of 2007, on a "fast track" for a vote tomorrow, July 11. (Putting a bill on a

"fast track" means the bill will be voted on without any debate or chances to offer amendments, like the amendment to the Senate version of this bill that protects dietary supplements) .Click here to say "no" to fast-tracking HR 2900! HR 2900 is nominally intended to fund the FDA; however, it would also establish the Reagan-Udall Foundation, a non-profit corporation outside the FDA that would be partly responsible for the review of proposed

new drugs. The board of directors of this corporation would include, among others, drug company representatives!Imagine that: making drug company representatives responsible for reviewing the very products they are eager to get on the market...Citizens for Health is opposed to the Reagan-Udall Foundation, as we are opposed to attempts to bypass the public's right to be heard.This bill will almost certainly be voted on tomorrow -- unless we act now, and in great numbers.Send a letter to your Representative now. Ask him/her to urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow HR.2900 to be brought up under a regular order so it can be fully debated and amended.This bill will be voted on tomorrow - make your voice heard today by clicking here!Thanks for taking action!The Citizens for Health Team

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