Here also are links to Cures' one-page analysis of the bill and its full analysis, its home page pitch on SB 1565 and other material.
Subject: Action Alert: Last Chance to Stop Restrictions on Research
We need you to take a few minutes to help save the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and embryonic stem cell research in California. This is under siege right now in the state legislature. A few weeks ago, we failed to stop Senate Bill 1565 (Kuehl-Runner). The bill was passed by the Senate, and has now also passed through two Assembly Committees: Health and Judiciary. The final step before a floor vote is a hearing in the Assembly Appropriations Committee (contact information below). We need you to act now and ask for a NO vote on SB 1565. Here's how:
1.Please call the Appropriations Committee at (916) 319-2081 and fax the Committee at (916) 319-2181.
2.Please email us to add your name to our listof those who oppose SB 1565.
3.Please call/fax/write as many of the Committee Members as you can.
4.Please call/fax/write your own Assembly Member. (To find your Assembly Member or State Senator, please click here and enter your address.)
5.Please see below for a script/sample email.
The Appropriations Committee will hear the bill on July 16, and so we need your help right now. If you live near Sacramento, please consider joining us in person to stand up for this research. (Let us know if you can be there we'll keep you updated on time and place.)
Over seven million voters expressed a desire to fund embryonic stem cell research when they passed Proposition 71. SB 1565 would remove the built-in preference for embryonic stem cell research - directly contradicting the will of Californians.
We passionately support the goal of healthcare that is accessible and affordable to all Californians. However, this bill will discourage private industry from developing therapies and cures. Currently, the law allows the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to provide companies with additional incentives to develop therapies for "orphan" diseases such as cystic fibrosis and Lou Gehrig's disease. SB 1565 will eliminate these incentives, making it financially unfeasible for companies to pursue therapies for rare diseases. SB 1565 abandons these patients and their families.
If SB 1565 passes, entrepreneurs and private capital will likely remain on the sidelines in the fight for cures. That means a delay in developing cures and therapies; even worse, therapies for some conditions may never be developed.
Opposing SB 1565 keeps therapy development on the fastest track for cures.
Opposing SB 1565 is the best vote for taxpayers because new therapies can reduce direct and indirect economic costs.
Opposing SB 1565 is the best vote for families and patients who suffer every day from devastating chronic conditions.
We must accelerate investment in CIRM technologies for the benefit of everyone. And that is why we need you to call now.
1.Please call the Appropriations Committee at (916) 319-2081 and fax the Committee at (916) 319-2181.
2.Please email us to add your name to our list of those who oppose SB 1565.
3.Please call/fax/write as many of the Committee Members as you can.
4.Please call/fax/write your own Assembly Member. (To find your Assembly Member or State Senator, please click here and enter your address.)
5.Ask your friends and family to do the same.
6.After you have done your best to stop SB1565, please let us know what you were able to accomplish. (inform@americansforcures.org)
Thank you for being on the frontlines in the fight for cures.
Warm regards,
Amy & Constance
For a full analysis of the bill and its negative impacts, please click here
Sample Script/Email:
Hello, my name is ______________, and I live in ____, CA. I am calling/writing to urge Assembly Member __________ to oppose Senate Bill 1565 in the Appropriations Committee and on the floor. SB 1565 will remove CIRM's funding preference for embryonic stem cell research and will delay the development of emerging medical treatments that have the potential to help millions of Californians and people around the globe. SB 1565 will price-fix technologies not yet in existence. It will discourage investment in vital stem cell research and cures. We must stay on track to develop these lifesaving treatments, and for that, I am asking for your NO vote on SB 1565. Thank you.
Assembly Committee on Appropriations
Committee Members District Phone Fax E-mail
Mark Leno - Chair Dem-13 (916) 319-2013 (916) 319-2113 Assemblymember.leno@assembly.ca.gov
Mimi Walters - Vice Chair Rep-73 916) 319-2073 (916) 319-2173 Assemblymember.walters@assembly.ca.gov
Anna M. Caballero Dem-28 (916) 319-2028 (916) 319-2128 Assemblymember.Caballero@assembly.ca.gov
Mike Davis Dem-48 (916) 319-2048 (916) 319-2148 Assemblymember.Davis@assembly.ca.gov
Mark DeSaulnier Dem-11 (916) 319-2011 (916) 319-2111 Assemblymember.DeSaulnier@assembly.ca.gov
Bill Emmerson Rep-63 (916) 319-2063 (916)319-2163 Assemblymember.emmerson@assembly.ca.gov
Warren T. Furutani Dem-55 (916) 319-2055 (916) 319-2155 Assemblymember.Furutani@assembly.ca.gov
Jared Huffman Dem-6 (916) 319-2006 (916) 319-2106 Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov
Betty Karnette Dem-54 (916) 319-2054 (916) 319-2154 Assemblymember.Karnette@assembly.ca.gov
Paul Krekorian Dem-43 (916) 319-2043 (916) 319-2143 Assemblymember.Krekorian@assembly.ca.gov
Doug La Malfa Rep-2 (916) 319-2002 (916) 319-2102 Assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov
Ted W. Lieu Dem-53 (916) 319-2053 (916) 319-2153 Assemblymember.Lieu@assembly.ca.gov
Fiona Ma Dem-12 (916) 319-2012 (916) 319-2112 Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov
Alan Nakanishi Rep-10 (916) 319-2010 (916) 319-2110 Assemblymember.nakanishi@assembly.ca.gov
Pedro Nava Dem-35 (916) 319-2035 (916) 319-2135 Assemblymember.nava@assembly.ca.gov
Sharon Runner Rep-36 (916) 319-2036 (916) 319-2136 Assemblywoman.Runner@assembly.ca.gov
Jose Solorio Dem-69 (916) 319-2069 (916) 319-2169 Assemblymember.solorio@assembly.ca.gov
Authors District Phone Fax E-mail
Senator Sheila Kuehl Dem-23 (916) 651-4023 (916) 324-4823 senator.kuehl@sen.ca.gov
Senator George Runner Rep-17 (916) 651-4017 (916) 445-4662 Via website: http://cssrc.us/web/17/contact_us.aspx
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