[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5677-S5678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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  MORRIS K. UDALL PARKINSON'S RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ASSISTANCE ACT

 Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, since the introduction of the 
Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Education, and Assistance Act, S. 
684, on April 6, 1995, I have received subsequent letters of support 
from many groups and individuals around the country.
  I ask that a list of these groups and individuals be printed in the 
Record following a letter of support from the chairman of the National 
Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
  The material follows:

                          National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.,

                                        Miami, FL, March 27, 1995.
     Hon. Mark Hatfield,
     U.S. Senator,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Hatfield: The National Parkinson Foundation 
     was founded with a dual purpose. Firstly, to find the cause 
     and cure of Parkinson's Disease and secondly, to improve the 
     quality of care for Parkinson patients and their caregivers.
       Our fifty thousand square foot headquarters building, 
     located in Miami, Florida, comprises clinical offices, 
     research facilities, therapeutic departments and a Parkinson 
     day care center.
       In addition, our dedication has caused us to create and to 
     support twenty additional 
     [[Page S5678]] centers located in the most prestigious 
     medical schools in the United States as well as to create 
     seven more such centers world wide.
       Thus, it is evident how all encompassing our representation 
     is in and for the Parkinson community.
       I assure you of the utmost support of the entire National 
     Parkinson Foundation organization on behalf of the ``Morris 
     K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Assistance, and Education Act 
     of 1995''.
       I also wish to assure you that I personally am available in 
     any manner you see fit to assist you in support of the bill.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Nathan Slewett,
     Chairman.
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                           Letters of support

       Letters of support were received from: Orange Elderly 
     Services, Inc., Orange, CA; the Grand Strand Parkinson's 
     Support Group, Calabash, NC; The Parkinson's Disease and 
     Movement Disorders Center at the Graduate Hospital, 
     Philadelphia, PA; Parkinson's Support Group of Santa Maria, 
     CA; Parkinson's and Other Neurological Discorders, Inc., 
     Joplin, MO; Social Service Federation, Parkinson's Support 
     Group, Englewood, NJ; Parkinson's Disease Support Group, 
     Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD; San Joaquin Valley 
     Parkinson Support Group, Turlock, CA; Parkinson's Support 
     Group of Greater Syracuse, NY; Tri-State Pittsburgh Chapter, 
     American Parkinsons Disease Association, Pittsburgh, PA; 
     Houston Area Parkinson Society; Houston, TX; Chestnut Hill 
     Rehabilitation Hospital Parkinson's Disease Support Group, 
     Wyndmoor, PA; Parkinson Foundation of Harris County, Houston, 
     TX; American Parkinson Disease Association Information and 
     Referral Center, National Capital Area, Fairfax, VA; Norfolk 
     Parkinson Support Group, Norfolk, NE; Parkinson Support Group 
     of Tarrant County, TX, Fort Worth, TX; Lake County, Illinois 
     Parkinson's Support Group, Mundelein, IL; Wellness 
     Interaction Network, Encino, CA; Palo Alto Parkinson's 
     Support Group, Palo Alto, CA; Parkinson Partners of NW 
     Pennsylvania, Erie, PA; South Sound Parkinson's Support 
     Group, Olympia, WA; Rockford, Illinois Parkinson's Support 
     Group, Rockford, IL; Greater Daytona Parkinson's Support 
     Group, Ormond Beach, FL; American Parkinson Disease 
     Association, Oahu chapter, Honolulu, HI; Greencroft 
     Retirement Community Parkinson's Support Group, Goshen, IN; 
     Parkinsonian Publications; Harvey Checkoway, PhD, Professor 
     of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, University of 
     Washington, Seattle, WA; Walter C. Low, Ph.D., professor of 
     neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 
     Parsippany Parkinson Support Group, Parsippany, NJ; Wise 
     Young, Ph.D., MD, professor of neurosurgery, physiology, and 
     biophysics, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; 
     Chico Parkinson's Support Group, Chico, CA; Colonial Club 
     Senior Center Parkinson's Support Group, Sun Prairie, WI; 
     American Parkinson Disease Association Information and 
     Referral Center, Suffolk County, Smithtown, NY; Longmont, 
     Colorado Parkinson's Disease Support Group, Longmont, CO; 
     North Central Mississippi Parkinson's Support Group, 
     Greenwood, MS; Central New York Parkinson Support Group, 
     Herkimer, NY; Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., MD, associate 
     professor of neurology, the University of Arizona Health 
     Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ; Nebraska Parkinson's Action 
     Information Network, Lincoln, NE; Parkinson Support Group of 
     North Jersey, Verona, NJ; Parkinson's Enrichment Program 
     Support Group, New York, NY; William C. Koller, MD, Ph.D., 
     Professor and chairman, department of neurology, the 
     University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; Dallas 
     Area Parkinsonism Society, Dallas, TX; the Movement Disorder 
     Society, Houston, TX; Eisenhower Medical Center Parkinson 
     Center of Excellence, Rancho Mirage, CA; American Parkinson 
     Disease Association Information and Referral Center, Reno, 
     NV; Parkinson Support Group Foundation of Long Island, Inc., 
     Rockville Centre, NY.
     

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