Do not Support S. 843, the Combating Autism Act
As you (hopefully) know already, the Senate HELP Committee has recently passed the Combating Autism Act by a unanimous vote. While facing overwhelming support for this legislation, our voices of opposition must not be silenced.
The following is a sample email to send to your Senator, urging him/her to have nothing to do with this legislation and see that it never sees the light of day in the senate. Feel free to modify the letter to add your own personal message (i.e., why you care), but make sure to send it as soon as possible. The Senate needs to hear from the REAL autism community what we have to say about all of this, not just what others say about us. Please keep in mind that most of these links lead you to a contact form on each senator's website, you can use the text box on the page to formulate what you have to say, copy it, and paste it into the comment box on their website, unless it is an email address.
Please Do Not Support the Combating Autism Act (S. 843)
Dear [Senator you are sending this to],
Alabama Richard C. Shelby, Jeff Sessions
Alaska Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona John McCain, Jon Kyl
Arkansas Blanche L. Lincoln, Mark L. Pryor
California Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer
Colorado Wayne Allard, Ken Salazar
Conneticuit Christopher J. Dodd, Joseph L. Lieberman
Delaware Joseph R. Biden Jr., Thomas R. Carper
Florida Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii Daniel K. Akaka, Daniel K. Inouye
Idaho Larry E. Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois Richard Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana Evan Bayh, Richard G. Lugar
Iowa Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana Mary L. Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine Susan M. Collins, Olympia J. Snowe
Maryland Barbara A. Mikulski, Paul S. Sarbanes
Massachusetts Edward M. Kennedy, John F. Kerry
Michigan Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota Norm Coleman, Mark Dayton
Mississippi Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri Christopher S. Bond, James M. Talent
Montana Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska Chuck Hagel, Benjamen E. Nelson
Nevada John Ensign, Harry Reid
New Hampshire Judd Gregg, John E. Sununu
New Jersey Frank R. Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico Jeff Bingaman, Pete V. Domenici
New York Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles E. Schumer
North Carolina Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole
North Dakota Kent Conrad, Byron L. Dorgan
Ohio Mike Dewine, George V. Voinovich
Oklahoma Tom Coburn, James M. Inhofe
Oregon Gordon H. Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina Jim Demint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota Tim Johnson, John Thune
Tennessee Lamar Alexander, William H. Frist
Texas John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah Robert F. Bennett, Orrin G. Hatch
Vermont James M. Jeffords, Patrick J. Leahy
Virginia George Allen, John Warner
Washington Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia Robert C. Byrd, John D. Rockefeller IV
Wisconsin Russel D. Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming Michael B. Enzi, Craig Thomas