Less Than 72 Hours Left to Stop 21st Century Cures Act

CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF FLORIDA

CCHR Alert

Immediate Action Needed

The 21st Century Cures Act (HR 34) passed in the House - but we can still STOP it in the Senate
Your Help is needed NOW!

First and foremost - THANK YOU to the hundreds of people that have called and e-mailed their Congressman and Senators in the last few days and helped to spread the word far and wide.

Your voices ARE being heard on Capitol Hill - in fact, a few high profile Senators are starting to publicly speak out against this horrible bill!

However, legislators rammed the 21st Cures Act through the House and it has now gone to the Senate where we must stop it NOW!

THIS E-MAIL EXPLAINS ALL THE IMPORTANT POINTS AND MAKES ACTING ON IT VERY, VERY SIMPLE

IT IS VITAL YOU TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ AND DO THIS

In a complicated and convoluted maneuver, the U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate are about to pass an enormous health bill in less than 72 hours. They just re-entered the bill last Saturday on Thanksgiving weekend!

The bill is now HR 34 and is officially under the heading of:
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act (!?!)
But make no mistake, this IS the 21st Century Cures Act.

It is now 996 pages long - which no one has time to read - and as HR 34, it mashes together the 21st Century Cures Act as well as most of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act - otherwise known as the horrific "Murphy Bill"

TALKING POINTS ON WHY THE BILL IS BAD:

It would create fast track approval of "high-risk" medical devices and drugs by removing certain regulations, including not requiring randomized clinical trials - which has been the "gold standard" of the FDA up until now. This would include devices such as ECT machines and brain implant devices (ECT machines have never before had official FDA approval due to not getting through clinical trials).

The bill would fund $6.3 billion in hand-outs to special interest groups - all at the expense of the taxpayer: YOU.

If this bill was so critical, Congress should have ensured that it passed before the election and not be trying to rush a 1,000 page spending bill through in the lame-duck session that no one has read

The bill would increase and sanction state-sponsored, forced, and court-ordered psychiatry.

It would also undermine regulations that patient advocacy groups say are essential for making sure medical and drug research is conducted ethically and safely - meaning it could cost lives.

Some 1,455 lobbyists on behalf of more than 400 companies and organizations have lobbied on the legislation, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Over the past year and a half, companies who disclosed they lobbied on the Cures Act spent half a billion dollars to influence Congress. The resulting bill is packed with politicians' pet projects and sops to industry.

The Cures Act would severely undermine the FDA by altering its drug and medical device approval process to value speed over accuracy and profits over health and safety.

In response to corporate complaints that FDA approvals are costly and time-consuming, the bill would reduce standards, streamline reviews, secure automatic approval for certain devices and drug therapies without rigorous screening, and allow the use of "real world" evidence of drug effectiveness rather than more credible randomized clinical trials. Third parties could certify certain medical devices, avoiding the FDA entirely. Even articles from medical journals could be used as evidence, despite an uptick in retractions in these publications in recent years.

We have to let Congress know that this is NOT OK and that they should NOT rush to pass this legislation now, but should give it the full study it needs AS THE CURRENT VERSION IS SURE TO DESTROY LIVES.

Members of Congress are there to represent you - let them know you don't want them to rush into something that could harm people with unintended consequences.

It is a complex and sweeping bill with some dangerous provisions. This 996 page bill should NOT be rushed to a vote during the lame duck session, and they should vote NO on HR 34

If you live in the United States, we need you to do the following, very simple actions:

Find your Senators (you have TWO) at the end of this e-mail. They are listed alphabetically by state,

Call the listed numbers and, using any or all of the above points, tell them to not rush to pass but to vote NO on HR 34, then

Click on the contact link for each of your TWO senators,

This brings you to a form to fill out which you follow the steps of to again put across your message that you want them to vote NO on HR 34!

All of this takes 10-15 minutes at the most and is VITAL!

Then forward this e-mail to ALL family members, friends, or colleagues that live in the United States and urge them to do the same.

It ' s that simple.

Please make your calls and send your e-mails today , then e-mail us back to let us know you have done so.

Thank you for your help, it is direly needed!

Sincerely,

Sebastian Egloff & Diane Stein

Executive Director President

LIST OF U.S. SENATORS, IN ORDER BY STATE:

Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)	Class III
709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6665
Contact: www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Sullivan, Daniel - (R - AK)	Class II
702 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3004
Contact: www.sullivan.senate.gov/contact/email

Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)	Class II
326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4124
Contact: www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-jeff

Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL)	Class III
304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5744
Contact: www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailsenatorshelby

Boozman, John - (R - AR)	Class III
141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4843
Contact: www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Cotton, Tom - (R - AR)	Class II
124 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2353
Contact: www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=contact

Flake, Jeff - (R - AZ)	Class I
413 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4521
Contact: www.flake.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-jeff

McCain, John - (R - AZ)	Class III
218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2235
Contact: www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA)	Class III
112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3553
Contact: www.boxer.senate.gov/?p=shareyourviews

Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)	Class I
331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Contact: www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)	Class III
261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
Contact: www.bennet.senate.gov/?p=contact

Gardner, Cory - (R - CO)	Class II
354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5941
Contact: www.gardner.senate.gov/contact-cory/email-cory

Blumenthal, Richard - (D - CT)	Class III
706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2823
Contact: www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/

Murphy, Christopher - (D - CT)	Class I
136 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4041
Contact: www.murphy.senate.gov/contact

Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE)	Class I
513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Contact: www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-senator-carper

Coons, Christopher A. - (D - DE)	Class II
127A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5042
Contact: www.coons.senate.gov/contact

Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)	Class I
716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Contact: www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill

Rubio, Marco - (R - FL)	Class III
284 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3041
Contact: www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)	Class III
131 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3643
Contact: www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me

Perdue, David - (R - GA)	Class II
383 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3521
Contact: www.perdue.senate.gov/connect/email

Hirono, Mazie K. - (D - HI)	Class I
330 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
Contact: www.hirono.senate.gov/contact

Schatz, Brian - (D - HI)	Class III
722 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3934
Contact: www.schatz.senate.gov/contact

Ernst, Joni - (R - IA)	Class II
111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3254
Contact: www.ernst.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)	Class III
135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3744
Contact: www.grassley.senate.gov/contact

Crapo, Mike - (R - ID)	Class III
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
Contact: www.crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Risch, James E. - (R - ID)	Class II
483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2752
Contact: www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL)	Class II
711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2152
Contact: www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/

Kirk, Mark - (R - IL)	Class III
524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2854
Contact: www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=contact

Coats, Daniel - (R - IN)	Class III
493 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5623
Contact: www.coats.senate.gov/contact/

Donnelly, Joe - (D - IN)	Class I
720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4814
Contact: www.donnelly.senate.gov/contact/email-joe

Moran, Jerry - (R - KS)	Class III
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6521
Contact: www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-jerry

Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)	Class II
109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4774
Contact: www.roberts.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailPat

McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)	Class II
317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2541
Contact: www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact

Paul, Rand - (R - KY)	Class III
167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4343
Contact: www.paul.senate.gov/connect/email-rand

Cassidy, Bill - (R - LA)	Class II
703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5824
Contact: www.cassidy.senate.gov/contact

Vitter, David - (R - LA)	Class III
516 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4623
Contact: www.vitter.senate.gov/contact

Markey, Edward J. - (D - MA)	Class II
255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2742
Contact: www.markey.senate.gov/contact

Warren, Elizabeth - (D - MA)	Class I
317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4543
Contact: www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD)	Class I
509 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4524
Contact: www.cardin.senate.gov/contact/

Mikulski, Barbara A. - (D - MD)	Class III
503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4654
Contact: www.mikulski.senate.gov/contact/

Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME)	Class II
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2523
Contact: www.collins.senate.gov/contact

King, Angus S., Jr. - (I - ME)	Class I
133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5344
Contact: www.king.senate.gov/contact

Peters, Gary C. - (D - MI)	Class II
724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6221
Contact: www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary

Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)	Class I
731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
Contact: www.stabenow.senate.gov/?p=contact

Franken, Al - (D - MN)	Class II
309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5641
Contact: www.franken.senate.gov/?p=contact

Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN)	Class I
302 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Contact: www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/contact-amy

Blunt, Roy - (R - MO)	Class III
260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5721
Contact: www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-roy

McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO)	Class I
730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
Contact: www.mccaskill.senate.gov/contact

Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)	Class II
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5054
Contact: www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me

Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS)	Class I
555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6253
Contact: www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Daines, Steve - (R - MT)	Class II
320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2651
Contact: www.daines.senate.gov/connect/email-steve

Tester, Jon - (D - MT)	Class I
311 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2644
Contact: www.tester.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

Burr, Richard - (R - NC)	Class III
217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3154
Contact: www.burr.senate.gov/contact/email

Tillis, Thom - (R - NC)	Class II
185 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6342
Contact: www.tillis.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me

Heitkamp, Heidi - (D - ND)	Class I
110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Contact: www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Hoeven, John - (R - ND)	Class III
338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2551
Contact: www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-the-senator

Fischer, Deb - (R - NE)	Class I
454 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Contact: www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Sasse, Ben - (R - NE)	Class II
386A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4224
Contact: www.sasse.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-ben

Ayotte, Kelly - (R - NH)	Class III
144 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3324
Contact: www.ayotte.senate.gov/?p=contact

Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH)	Class II
506 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2841
Contact: www.shaheen.senate.gov/contact/

Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ)	Class II
359 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3224
Contact: www.booker.senate.gov/?p=contact

Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ)	Class I
528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
Contact: www.menendez.senate.gov/contact

Heinrich, Martin - (D - NM)	Class I
303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
Contact: www.heinrich.senate.gov/contact

Udall, Tom - (D - NM)	Class II
531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6621
Contact: www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact

Heller, Dean - (R - NV)	Class I
324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6244
Contact: www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

Reid, Harry - (D - NV)	Class III
522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3542
Contact: www.reid.senate.gov/contact

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY)	Class I
478 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Contact: www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY)	Class III
322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6542
Contact: www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/email-chuck

Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)	Class I
713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Contact: www.brown.senate.gov/contact/

Portman, Rob - (R - OH)	Class III
448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3353
Contact: www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=contact...

Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK)	Class II
205 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4721
Contact: www.inhofe.senate.gov/contact

Lankford, James - (R - OK)	Class III
316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5754
Contact: www.lankford.senate.gov/contact/email

Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR)	Class II
313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3753
Contact: www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)	Class III
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5244
Contact: www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/

Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA)	Class I
393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
Contact: www.casey.senate.gov/contact/

Toomey, Patrick J. - (R - PA)	Class III
248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4254
Contact: www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=contact

Reed, Jack - (D - RI)	Class II
728 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4642
Contact: www.reed.senate.gov/contact/

Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI)	Class I
530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2921
Contact: www.whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)	Class II
290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
Contact: www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-senator-gr...

Scott, Tim - (R - SC)	Class III
520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6121
Contact: www.scott.senate.gov/contact/email-me

Rounds, Mike - (R - SD)	Class II
502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5842
Contact: www.rounds.senate.gov/contact/email-mike

Thune, John - (R - SD)	Class III
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2321
Contact: www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)	Class II
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4944
Contact: www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

Corker, Bob - (R - TN)	Class I
425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3344
Contact: www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailme

Cornyn, John - (R - TX)	Class II
517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2934
Contact: www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact

Cruz, Ted - (R - TX)	Class I
404 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5922
Contact: www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT)	Class I
104 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5251
Contact: www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=Email-Orrin

Lee, Mike - (R - UT)	Class III
361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
Contact: www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Kaine, Tim - (D - VA)	Class I
231 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Contact: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact

Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA)	Class II
475 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2023
Contact: www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT)	Class III
437 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4242
Contact: www.leahy.senate.gov/contact/

Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT)	Class I
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5141
Contact: www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/

Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)	Class I
511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Contact: www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria

Murray, Patty - (D - WA)	Class III
154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
Contact: www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme

Baldwin, Tammy - (D - WI)	Class I
717 Hart Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Contact: www.baldwin.senate.gov/feedback

Johnson, Ron - (R - WI)	Class III
328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5323
Contact: www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-the-sena...

Capito, Shelley Moore - (R - WV)	Class II
172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6472
Contact: www.capito.senate.gov/contact/contact-shelley

Manchin, Joe, III - (D - WV)	Class I
306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3954
Contact: www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

Barrasso, John - (R - WY)	Class I
307 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6441
Contact: www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY)	Class II
379A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-3424
Contact: www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=e-mail-sen... SOURCES: http://prospect.org/article/cures-act-bad-medicine-nih-fda http://heritageaction.com/key-votes/no-21st-century-cures-hr34/ http://fusion.net/story/373229/21st-century-cures-act-fda-danger/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-21st-century-cures_us_583e3d98e4b0ae0e7cdaca32