In the 110th Congress and in May of 2008, a resolution (H. Con. Res. 342) sponsored by Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas was presented which expressed the sense of Congress that the FDA’s new policy restricting women’s access to medications containing estriol does not serve public interest. It was supported by 58 others in congress.
These supporters have stood up to the FDA before, and may just be ideal to stand up for thyroid patients. Below are those supporters who still serve, and which also contains their contact information link.
IMPORTANT NOTE: you may have to list a certain city/state/zipcode in their district in order to get through to the contact form. Those are listed for you after each link. You can make up a POB number for the address. Thanks to Pat and Darla for getting the contact URLs and city/state/zipcodes. Thanks to Gina for bringing this resolution to my attention.
Mike Roos (D, AR) http://ross.house.gov/?sectionid=77§iontree=76,77 Hope Arkansas 71802
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R, AL-6) https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml Birmingham, AL 35201
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1] http://bonner.house.gov/HoR/AL01/Contact+Jo/Email+Jo/ Foley, AL 36535
Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3] https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml Springdale, AR 72762
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2] http://boren.house.gov/emailsignup.shtml Muskogee, OK 74401 – 6614
Nancy Boyda
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5] http://www.house.gov/corrinebrown/IMA/issue.shtml Beverly Hills, FL 34464
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26] http://burgess.house.gov/Contact/Offices/ Denton, TX 76201
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5] http://burton.house.gov/contacts/add/type:contact Huntington, IN 46750
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23] http://www.house.gov/capps/contact/send_an_email.shtml Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31] http://carter.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=139§iontree=139 Temple, TX 76501
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6] https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml Lexington KY 40513
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] http://www.cooper.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117 Nashville, TN 37201
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8] http://www.house.gov/emerson/contact.shtml West Plains, MO 65775
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14] https://forms.house.gov/eshoo/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Palo Alto, California 94301
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17] http://www.farr.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=202 Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] http://www.house.gov/frank/contact/index.html
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] https://giffordsforms.house.gov/contact/email.shtml Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1] http://gohmert.house.gov/?sectionid=36§iontree=36 Jefferson, TX 75657
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20] http://www.gonzalez.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170 San Antonio, TX 78201
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12] http://kaygranger.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=46§iontree=46 Fort Worth,TX 76137
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7] http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49§iontree=2,49 Yuma, Arizona 85364
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4] http://www.house.gov/ralphhall/contact.htm Denison, TX 75020
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15] http://timjohnson.house.gov/?sectionid=3§iontree=3 Champaign, IL 61820
John Kuhl NY
Ray LaHood
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16] http://www.lofgren.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=29 San Jose, CA 95112
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24] http://www.marchant.house.gov/emailkenny.shtm Bedford, TX 76022
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10] http://mccaul.house.gov/?sectionid=3§iontree=3 Austin, TX 78731
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2] https://forms.house.gov/michaud/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Bangor Maine 04401
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1] http://jeffmiller.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm Pensacola, Florida 32503
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5] https://forms.house.gov/mitchell/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Tempe, AZ 85280
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18] http://murphy.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=94§iontree=4,94 Greensburg, PA 15601
Marilyn Musgrave
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] http://www.pastor.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=67 Phoenix, AZ 85013
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] http://www.house.gov/paul/contact.shtml Bay City, TX:77404
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2] http://poe.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm Beaumont, TX:77657
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39] http://lindasanchez.house.gov/index.cfm?section=contact Lakewood, CA 90711
Christopher Shays
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21] http://lamarsmith.house.gov/contact.aspx?section=Mail San Antonio, TX:78201
Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2] http://www.house.gov/snyder/contact-form.shtml Little Rock, AR:72201
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6] http://www.house.gov/stearns/ St. Augustine, FL, 32084
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13] https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml Wichita Falls, Texas 76308
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3] http://www.house.gov/wamp/contact_email.shtm Chattanooga, TN 37402
Gerald Weller
Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml Boca Raton, FL 33431
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1] https://forms.house.gov/wittman/IMA/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10] http://www.house.gov/formwolf/contact_email/emailzip.shtml Winchester, VA 22601
MORE CONTACTS:
Here is the website which lists contact info for all Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Here is a website which brings up each individual by state with their electronic correspondence link: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress
CONGRESSPERSONS with an MD (found by thyroid patient Geri at the request of Mary Shomon – good info.)
Newest to the House are:
Rolf “Parker” Griffith, MD (retired) (D, Ala)
Bill Cassidy, MD (R, La)
David “Phil” Roe, MD (R, Tenn).
John Fleming, MD (R, La)
The reelected House incumbents are:
Vic Snyder, MD (D, Ark)
Tom Price, MD (R, Ga)
Paul Broun, MD (R, Ga)
Phil Gingrey, MD (R, Ga)
Charles Boustany, MD (R, La)
Ron Paul, MD (R, Tex)
Michael Burgess, MD (R, Tex)
Jim McDermott, MD (D, Wash)
Steve Kagen, MD (D, Wis)
Rep David Weldon, MD (R, Fla) retired
Senate:
John Barrasso, MD (R, Wyo)
Tom Coburn, MD (R, Okla)
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/300/22/2599-b
Contact info: www.usa.gov