----- Original Message ----- From: Citizens for Health Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:26 PM Subject: URGENT ACTION ALERT! Contact Congress today!
If the hyperlinks don't work, then see: http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=18077 URGENT ACTION ALERT! Herbal Alternatives Briefing is just one week away! Make sure your Members of Congress attend! The Herbal Alternatives briefing, a vitally important issue briefing for Members of Congress and their staff, is only one week away! This briefing will educate Congress on the other side of the healthcare story and give them important information about the scientific evidence that supports the role herbs and supplements play in creating better health. It is critical that you write and call your Members TODAY and make sure they attend! Thank you to the over 17,000 of you that have written or called already. But if we want to make a real impact and ensure a significant turnout at the briefing, we need at least 25,000 grassroots supporters to contact Congress! Take action today at www.citizens.org. Don't waitthe time is critical! Heres what you can do: 1. If you havent already sent a letter to your Members, send one TODAY! Its easy. Simply click here. We need to get 8,000 additional letters to Congress right away if we want to be heard! It is URGENT that you send your letter today. 2. If you have already sent a letter, thank you! Your action has certainly made a difference. But dont stop there. Call the offices of your Representatives and make sure that they are attending. First, call the Capitol Switchboard at 1-800-839-5276 or 202-224-3121 to get the phone numbers for your Members' offices. Heres an easy script you can follow when you call your Representative: Hello, my name is _____ and I am a constituent of Representative _____. I wanted to let him/her know that an important issue briefing is taking place on June 17th at 12:00 p.m. in 2168 Rayburn. Dr. James Duke, the nations top herbal expert and 30-year USDA veteran, will present scientific evidence on the 2000-year-old safety record supporting use of botanicals. It is important to me that he/she gets all the facts before making critical decisions that impact my health and the health of this country. I encourage Representative____ to attend and learn about the beneficial role that herbs and supplements can play in the future of our healthcare system. Then, please let us know that youve called. Send an email to i...@citizens.org and tell us whom you spoke with and if any of your Members plan to attend. 3. Tell your friends! Do you know others who use supplements and care about maintaining access to vitamins and herbs? Then, let them know how important it is that they contact their Members of Congress! Forward them this action alert or simply send them the following link: http://www.healthactioncenter.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=18077.4. Go to www.citizens.org and take action today! It is time to stop allowing an army of drug industry lobbyists and the misinformed media to educate our nations decision makers about the role that herbs and supplements play in maintaining and creating wellness. Lets make sure we get our leaders the RIGHT informationencourage your Members of Congress to attend the Herbal Alternatives briefing with Dr. James Duke on June 17th. Get involved todaytake action, tell your friends and register to vote! We are committed to protecting your privacy, so your email address will NEVER be sold or exchanged. If you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please reply to this message with "Remove" in the subject line. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
