110th Congress Letters

• Letter in support of the FY2009 Budget Resolution conference agreement which includes $59.7 billion for health discretionary programs (June 3, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of $11.1 million for CDC activities to address global climate change in FY2009 (May 29, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of $7.9 billion for HRSA in FY2009 (May 29, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act (May 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in support of at least $500 million for health professions education programs for FY2009 (May 21, 2008)
• Coalition letter thanking the House and Senate Budget Committees for including in the FY2009 Budget Resolution $59.7 billion for health discretionary programs (May 20, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the Senate in support of the highest allocation possible for the Interior Appropriations Committee for FY2009 to improve funding for the Indian Health Service (May 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of an allocation level for the Appropriation Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in FY2009 of at least $15 billion more than the FY2008 funding level (May 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House in support of the highest allocation possible for the Interior Appropriations Committee for FY2009 to improve funding for the Indian Health Service (May 15, 2008)
CDC Coalition letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in support of $7.4 billion for CDC for FY2009 (May 15, 2008)
• Letter urging Representatives to support the farm bill (May 13, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of a provision in the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act that would require the FTC to track and report on alcohol advertising practices (April 28, 2008)
• Letter to Rep. Honda in support of his legislation, the Office of Correctional Public Health Act (April 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees in support of funding for the Indian Health Service (April 15, 2008)
• Coalition letter asking the House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittees to increase funding for the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to establish the Health Child Abuse Research, Education and Services (CARES) Network (April 2, 2008)
• Letter asking Representatives to support global TB control by passing the Global AIDS bill (April 1, 2008)
• Coalition letter to Reps. Berman and Slaughter  recommending improvements to the Global AIDS bill to strengthen the health care workforce in donor countries (March 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter to Sens. Biden and Lugar recommending improvements to the Global AIDS bill to strengthen the health care workforce in donor countries (March 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the Food and Drug Administration supporting Congress' request for a moratorium on qualified health claims for conventional foods (March 27, 2008)
• Coalition letter on the FY 2009 pandemic influenza preparedness appropriation (March 20, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging support for the CDC's Environmental Health Laboratory and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (March 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act (March 18, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of inclusion of the new Loan Forgiveness for Services in Areas of National Need in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (March 4, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of FY09 funding for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (March 4, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Global AIDS Bill and inclusion of an amendment that would support TB vaccine research and development (February 26, 2008)
• Nursing community consensus document on Title VIII reauthorization priorities (February 22, 2008)
• Coalition letter on the public health discretionary budget allocation in fiscal year 2009 (February 19, 2008)
• Letter to Congresswoman Schakowsky in support of the Microbicide Development Act (January 22, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging senators to pass the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 (January 17, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Influenza Vaccine Security Act (December 3, 2007)

• Coalition letter in support of the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (November 30, 2007)
• Letter urging House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to support the highest funding levels for CDC and HRSA in the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill and oppose any efforts to restrict or limit funding for public health programs (October 29, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of higher funding levels for the Title X family planning program in the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill (October 26, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of higher funding levels for the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program and Environmental Health Laboratory (October 25, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging Senators to vote against an amendment to the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill that would undermine Title X family planning programs (October 18, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging Senators to vote in favor of the Labor, Health and Human Service and Education Appropriations bill(October 18, 2007)
• Letter to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of the continued funding for CDC's Entertainment Education Program (October 16, 2007)
• Letter to Senators Harkin and Specter in support of the highest funding levels for CDC and HRSA in the FY 2008 Labor-HHS Appropriation bill and opposed to amendments that would reduce or restrict funding (October 16, 2007)
• Coalition letter to key Senators opposing any amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill that would prohibit or limit OSHA from enforcing the annual fit testing requirement for respirators as it relates to tuberculosis (October 15, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of S. 2082, the Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 (September 20, 2007)
• Letter is support of S.1882, the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2007 (September 19, 2007)
• Thank you letter of Support of Removing the Ban on DC Funded Syringe Exchange Programs in the Financial Services Appropriations Bill (August 15, 2007)

• Thank you for Voting Against Souder's (R-IN) Amendment to the Financial Services Appropriations bill that would have continued the ban that bars Washington, DC from using local funds for syringe exchange programs (August 15, 2007)
• Letter Oposing Any Amendment To Limit OSHAs Enforcement of Annual Fit Testing of Respirators For TB (July 17, 2007) 
• Coalition Letter Expressing Dismay At The House Appropriations Committee's Decision to Increase Funding for the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) Program by $28 Million for FY 2008 (July 10, 2007)
• Coalition Letter from More Thank 1,000 Health Organizations Addressed To All Members of the House of Representatives, Urging Support of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill As Passed Out of the Appropriations Committee (July 9, 2007)
• Letter in Support of H.R. 1968 The Community Health Workers Act of 2007 (May 23, 2007)
• Letter in Support of the Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act of 2007 (May 15, 2007)
• Letter Sent to House & Senate Appropriators, Urging That They Provide $10 Million to CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, To Establish The Health CARES Network (May 1, 2007)
• Letter to Appropriators, Urging Funding of Nursing Programs in FY 2008 Funding Levels (April 11, 2007)
• Letter to Rep. Gordon in Support of the Access to Emergency Medical Services Act (April 10, 2007)
• APHA Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2008 Public Health Funding (March 30, 2007)
• CDC Coalition Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2008 CDC Funding (March 30, 2007)
• Friends of HRSA Coalition Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2007 HRSA Funding (March 30, 2007)
• Letter to Sen. Inouye in Support of S.60, the Wakefield Act, which Intends to Reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children (March 29, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of Increased Fundin for CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program to Enhance the Environmental Health Labratory's Biomonitoring Capacity (March 21, 2007)
• Friends of NCHS Coalition Letter on FY 2008 Funding (March 15, 2007)
• Family Planning Coalition Letter to House & Senate Appropriators on Title X Funding (March 14, 2007)
• Family Planning Coalition Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid on Title X Funding (March 14, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of Funding for the FDA's Office of Women's Health (March 7, 2007)
• Coaliton Letter to FDA Commissioner Von Eschenbach Asking Him to Fund the Office of Women's Health (March 7, 2007)
• Letter to Senator Kohl in Support of His Ammendment to S.4 to Ensure that All Emergency Planning Programs Recieving Funds from DHS Take Into Account the Needs of the Nation's Elderly  (March 7, 2007)
• Coalition for Health Funding Letter on FY 2008 Public Health Funding (February 26, 2007)

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