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Senate Bill 3 gives government a license to kill us all

The Idaho Observer

Your lives are in jeopardy. Your children’s lives are in jeopardy. What is the source of this threat? Senate Bill 3 (S. 3), the Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005.

The Bill
S. 3 appears to be a virtual wish list for the pharmaceutical industry, including provisions for tax credits on vaccine research and development; building and facilities remodeling incentives; and bans on our ability to access vital vaccine information. It gives unprecedented liability protection to the entire pharmaceutical industry for vaccine injuries; and it provides no incentive for “quality” control of vaccines…. No “safety” incentives to reduce or eliminate potential vaccine or medication-induced injuries.

In fact, this bill even creates a seven-member commission made up mostly of drug industry and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees who are empowered to regulate themselves.

The sponsors of S. 3 are seeking to do tort reform, Vaccine Injury Compensation Act (VICA) reform, and vaccine development all under the Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005. These are three “big picture” issues that deserve their own separate bill and attention.

Senators Bill Frist and Judd Gregg introduced S. 3 in the Senate Finance Committee and can now be viewed in its entirety at http://thomas.loc.gov/

A 1991 memo showed Merck knew but did not care
One of the provisions in S. 3 would provide drug makers with liability protection against civil actions involving FDA-approved products. On February 8, 2005, The Los Angeles Times reported that a 1991 memo showed that drug giant Merck did not act even though Merck knew of the likely danger to the nation’s children from the accumulation of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines. The memo, issued by Merck, said that 6-month old children who received their shots on schedule would get a mercury dose of up to 87 times higher than guidelines for the maximum daily consumption of mercury from fish.

A full disclosure of Merck's findings in 1991 may have prevented millions of children from dangerous exposure to mercury, a known neurotoxin. Numerous studies, including a first-phase study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), have linked the mercury-based preservative to neurodevelopmental disorders including autism. According to the CDC, autism now affects 1 in 166 children. Some reports cite that the rise in autism and ADHD correlates with the increase of thimerosal-containing vaccines added to the recommended vaccine schedule that Merck knew about almost 15 years ago.

The memo was issued eight years before the FDA acknowledged the overuse of mercury in vaccines and goes on to discuss safety concerns, and at one time states that the large use of mercury in their vaccines presents a “perception of hazard.”

S.3 prohibits state bans
S. 3 would prevent states from legislating bans for the existence of mercury in vaccines. Several parents and advocacy groups have been fighting for the removal of mercury in vaccines. California and Iowa passed bans in 2004. If passed, not only would the bill remove states' rights, but it would further protect pharmaceutical companies like Merck from vaccine-related litigation. "Because drug companies like Merck are so easily protected by certain friends on the Hill, they have no incentive to reveal such findings or right the wrong that's been done," says parent Wendy Fournier. “It is astounding that memos like this remain hidden and corporations that are supposed to be the benchmark of safety, end up covering up the dangers."

S.3 is the fifth piece of legislation Senator Frist has tried to pass on behalf of vaccine-makers. Parents believe that the bill, and any vaccine-oriented legislation introduced by Frist, will impede efforts to uncover even more important documents that could ultimately explain what happened to millions of American children. According to the website www.opensecrets.org, a public service watchdog, Senator Frist has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies since 1997. 

In a section entitled “Vaccine Injury Compensation and Litigation Reform,” the S. 3 states,

(a) FINDINGS- Congress finds that--

(1) there are shortcomings in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and loopholes in that program that have been exploited in a manner that has contributed to a decline in the availability of vaccines generally in the United States and a decline in the number of manufacturers able to supply vaccines; and

(2) the condition described in paragraph (1) presents a barrier to the development of vaccines needed for bioterror countermeasures.

(b) RECOMMENDATIONS- After considering recent changes in the litigation environment with respect to vaccines as well as recent scientific evidence and reports by the Institute of Medicine and others with respect to the safety of vaccines and their components and ingredients, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, jointly submit recommendations to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning necessary modifications to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and Federal rules regarding litigation involving vaccines.


Two men with absolute power over vaccines and our children’s lives
Based on the May 18, 2004 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the bill gives two men in America – the Attorney General and the Secretary of HHS – the authority to change the litigation rules of vaccine-injuries in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP). The autism advocacy community knows that the IOM report was based upon flawed studies, but the Attorney General and the HHS Secretary will be taking the report as gospel and applying what the IOM said to new rules that will apply to litigation of vaccine cases in the NVICP. Parents will have no recourse when attempting to prove that their child’s injuries were caused by vaccines. It is a vicious cycle: pharmaceutical companies have money to fund flawed studies, and then agency panels are convened at politically-convenient times to make significant life-altering determinations based upon faulty studies.

S.3 designed to block future lawsuits
According to the new bill's ambiguous language, S.3 will address "shortcomings in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and loopholes in that program that have been exploited in a manner that has contributed to a decline in the availability of vaccines generally in the United States and a decline in the number of manufacturers able to supply vaccines." This same language in past bills often developed into more specific language designed to block thimerosal-related lawsuits:

  • In May 2002, Senator Frist introduced legislation that protected drug companies from thimerosal-related lawsuits. Parents acted and the bill died.
     

  • In November 2002, a provision that would prohibit lawsuits against Eli Lilly, the maker of mercury-based thimerosal used in vaccines, was tiptoed into the Homeland Security Bill causing a "whodunit" scandal. Parents and legislators had the provision repealed.
     

  • In March 2003, Senator Frist introduced the same legislative language as part of the BioShield Bill. The provision was removed after parents rallied in D.C.
     

  • In April 2003, Senator Frist and Senator Judd Gregg worked with Senator Chris Dodd on a compromise to revamp the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. When the compromise leaned too much in favor of our children, Frist and Gregg pulled out.
     

  • In February, 2004, Senator Frist introduced the Healthy Women and Healthy Babies Access to Care which prohibited lawsuits against any FDA-approved product or device including thimerosal-containing immunoglobulin products given to pregnant women with the Rh factor. According to past reports from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), vaccine manufacturers have not left the market for fear of liability; rather, they have become smaller in number due to mergers and acquisitions.

For years, Frist and Gregg have introduced legislation under the guise of protecting America and drug companies from frivolous lawsuits. Parents say it's simply a shameful attempt to keep their pharma friends free of all liability.


Today we are witnessing several thimerosal lawsuits that have moved forward in civil court. Trials are beginning this year. Blocking these lawsuits would interfere with already successful efforts to see what drug companies knew about the harmful effects of mercury in vaccines. "It would be criminal to try and stop parents from learning valuable information about the cause of their child's illness," says one mother from Missouri.

Another parent agreed, saying, "Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes. Harmful effects of SSRIs [anti-depressants]were swept under the rug. Thimerosal causes autism. The system is broken. In my opinion, Frist and Gregg continue to create an escape route for drug companies that have no incentive to put health before profit."

If S. 3 passes into law, not only will states not be allowed to warn the public about toxic vaccine ingredients, but there will be no right to legal redress for American citizens debilitated by FDA-approved drugs, devices, or vaccines.

Disturbing provisions
Here are some more key troubling provisions of S. 3:

  • Providing drug and vaccine makers with unprecedented, total liability protection against civil actions involving FDA-approved products. This means that lawsuits involved with Vioxx, Celebrex, medical devices, and now potentially Adderall would have no legal recourse.

  • Expanding the definition of ‘countermeasure’ to include any drug or device the FDA regulates, with specific mention of infectious diseases.

  • Repealing certain sunshine laws that protect us from favoritism in awarding contracts as well as creating secret meetings. In this way the government would not have to provide information to the public, even under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), about meetings, policy decisions, and contracts.

  • Creating “Global Harmonization.” CDC employees created the Brighton Collaboration to work on the international level in setting research and policy guidelines. If this bill passes, their international activities could be used to circumvent U.S. laws.

  • Overriding already passed state legislation to ban thimerosal from vaccines and prohibit similar bans in other states.

  • Restricting informed consent regarding toxic components of FDA-approved drugs and vaccines.

  • Forcing families into federal court for vaccine-related damages that fall outside the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, in effect usurping states’ rights.

  • Establishing a seven-member “Commission” to regulate the vaccine industry thus allowing drug manufacturers to regulate themselves at the expense of consumer safety.

  • Bestowing significant tax credits upon pharmaceutical companies for purchase and/or refurbishment of manufacturing facilities.

  • Extending patents on existing drugs, thereby preventing generic drugs from entering the market. This alone will give $billions to the industry each year.

MORE SHOCKING REASONS TO ACT NOW:

If an "emergency" is declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
there will be NO CHALLENGE. There is NO concrete triggering mechanism....
This is at someone's whim. There is NO hard and fast rule as to what could
trigger an epidemic or emergency. 


Every countermeasure against terrorism is put under an umbrella that makes it legal.

If vaccines are mandated as "countermeasures," there is unprecedented protection for the vaccine manufacturers, and no protection for the vaccine-injured.

It is unprecedented for a non-elected individual to have such sweeping power over matters affecting the lives of all Americans.


AUTHORITY WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER!
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE BEING CONDITIONED TO THINK S. 3 WILL PROTECT THEM FROM DISASTER.... BUT S. 3 ACTUALLY INVITES DISASTER.

S. 3 is currently in the Finance Committee but the HELP Committee has traditionally dealt with these issues. The Chairman of the HELP Committee, Senator Enzi, has stated this past week that the HELP Committee will be addressing S. 3 soon. So, while your fax and phone calls are imperative to the Finance Committee right now, the HELP Committee should also be made aware of your concerns. We must ALL do our part to stop S. 3 in its tracks. It is imperative that we prevail in this ongoing war between our lives and the powerful pharmaceutical lobbyists.

Let them know how you feel
Here is a sample letter that you can customize and personalize.

Dear Senator ___________: Please do not pass Senate Bill S.3. Bill S. 3 will take away children’s and Americans’ rights to receive just compensation for injuries sustained through vaccines and other drugs.  This bill, called the Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005, is disguised as legislation that is supposed to help families such as mine.  The bill appears to benefit only the pharmaceutical industry—and not our children.

The bill references the Institute of Medicine as a reliable source of information regarding the vaccine component Thimerosal. At the February 2004 Immunization Safety Committee meeting, renowned independent researchers confirmed through sound science that Thimerosal causes autism and other neurological disorders. The IOM ignored these findings, proving themselves to be an unreliable source.

Please understand that families who are seeking restitution for vaccine-injured children are not engaged in "frivolous" lawsuits.  They are only seeking what is fair for their kids. These parents believed the IOM regarding the safety of vaccines, and now their children are suffering.

I am one of the hundreds of thousands of citizens across this country who will be watching very closely how this bill is handled. I ask that you oppose this legislation for the sake of our children.

Sincerely,

___________________ 

     Senate Bill S. 3 Threatens Public Health and Civil Rights
The Idaho Observer

Your rights are in jeopardy. Your children’s rights are in jeopardy. Even the sovereign rights of individual U.S. states and the rights of your elected state legislators are in jeopardy. And all under Senate Bill S. 3, the Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005.

Here are the Senator’s names, phone numbers and faxes.

Finance Committee

Republicans on Finance Committee

Grassley, Charles (R- IA)
Phone: (202) 224-3744

Fax: (202) 224-6020

Hatch, Orrin (R- UT)
Phone: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331

Lott, Trent (R- MS)
Phone: (202) 224-6253

Fax: (202) 224-2262

Snowe, Olympia (R-ME)
Phone: (202) 224-5344
Fax (202) 244-1946

Kyl, Jon (R-AZ)
Phone: (202) 224-4521
Fax: (202) 224-2207

Thomas, Craig (R-WY)
Phone: (202) 224-6441
Fax: (202) 224-1724

Santorum, Rick (R- PA)
Phone: (202) 224-6324
Fax: (202) 228-0604

Frist, Bill (R-TN)
Phone: (202) 224-3344
Fax: (202) 228-1264

Smith, Gordon (R-OR)
Phone: (202) 224-3753
Fax: (202) 228-3997

Bunning, Jim (R-KY)
Phone: (859) 341-6480
Fax: (859) 341-6482

Crapo, Mike (R-ID)
Phone: (202) 224-6142
FAX: (202) 228-1375

Democrats on Finance Committee

Baucus, Max (D-MT)
Phone: (202) 224-2651
Fax: (202) 224-4700

Rockefeller, IV, John D. (D-WV)
Phone: (202) 224-6472
DC Fax: (202) 224-7665

Conrad, Kent (D-ND)
Phone: 202-224-2043

Fax: (202) 224-7776

Jeffords, James (I -VT)
Phone: (202) 224-5141
Fax: (202) 228-0776

Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM)
Phone: (202) 224-5521
Fax: (202) 224-5521

Kerry, John F (D-MA)
Phone: (202) 224-2742
Fax: (202) 224-8525

Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-AR)
Phone: (202) 224-4843
Fax: (202) 228-1371

Wyden, Ron (D-OR)
Phone: (202) 224-5244
Fax: (202) 228-2717

Schumer, Charles (D-NY)
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Fax: (202) 228-3027

HELP Committee – Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Republicans on HELP Committee

Alexander, Lamar (R-TN)
Phone: (202) 224-4944
Fax: (202) 228-3398

Bond, Christopher (R-MO)
Phone: (202) 224-5721
Fax: (202) 224-8149

Burr Richard (R-NC)
Phone: (202) 225-2071
Fax: (202) 225-2995

DeWine, Mike (R -OH)
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax: (202) 224-6519

Ensign, John (R -NV)
Phone: (202) 224-6244
Fax: (202) 228-2193

Enzi, Mike (R -WY), Chairman
Phone: (202) 224-3424
Fax: (202) 228-0359


Frist Bill (R-TN) [[**ON BOTH COMMITTEES]]
Phone: (202) 224-3344
Fax: (202) 228-1264

Graham, Lindsey (R-SC)
Phone: (202) 224-5972
Fax: (202) 224-3808

Gregg Judd (R-NH)
Phone: (202) 224-3324
Fax: (202) 224-4952

Isakson Johnny (R-GA)
Phone (202) 224-3643
Fax: (202) 228-0724

Roberts, Pat (R-KS)
Phone: (202) 224-4774
Fax: (202) 224-3514

Sessions, Jeff (R-AL)
Phone : (202) 224-4124
Fax : (202) 224-3149


Warner, John (R -VA)
Phone: (202) 224-2023
Fax: (202) 224-6295

Democrats on HELP Committee
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY)
Phone: (202) 224-4451

Fax: (202) 228-0282

Dodd, Chris (D-CT)
Tel: (202) 224-2823
Fax: (202) 228-1683

Harkin, Tom (D-IA)
Phone: (202) 224-3254
Fax: (202) 224-9369

Kennedy, Ted (D-MA)
Phone: (202) 224-4543 FAX: (202) 224-2417 

Mikulski, Barbara (D-MD)
Phone: (202) 224-4654
Fax: (202)224-8858

Murray, Patty (D-WA)
Phone: (202) 224-2621
Fax: (202) 224-0238

Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Phone: (202) 224-4642
Fax: (202) 224-4680

Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) [[**ON BOTH COMMITTEES]]
Phone: (202) 224-5521
TDD: (202) 224-1792

Jeffords, James (I-VT) [[**ON BOTH COMMITTEES]]
Phone: (202) 224-5141
Fax: (202) 228-0776

Here are others to fax and call who are important to this issue:

 Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) [[Minority Leader of the Senate]]
Phone: (202) 224-3542
Fax: (202) 224-7327

 Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Phone: (202) 224-2523
Fax: (202) 224-2693

 Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
Phone: (202) 224-2921
Fax: (202) 228-2853

 Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Phone: (202) 224-2235
Fax: (202) 228-2862

 Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Phone: (202) 224-4822
Fax : (202) 228-0325

 Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Phone : (202) 224-2152
Fax : (202) 228-0400


 Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL)
Phone: (202) 225-3671
Fax: (202) 225-3516


 Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN)
Phone: (202) 225-2276
Fax: (202) 225-0016


 

"S. 3—The Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005"

*Vaclib Information: Senate Bill S.3--007 a license to kill us all

* Information on S.3 & letter to Senators - NationalAutismAssociation.org

*"Protecting America in the War Against Terror Act of 2005" www.nomercury.org/

*For S.3 wording: goto http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c109query.html
Enter S. 3 in the Bill Number, click on "Search"

For E-mail and/or web site address of Senators/Representatives, see next article:


Subject: Senate Bill 3; Legislating Away Basic Rights

Please read through and use the sample letter provided to communicate your message to the senators listed in this email.

THIS IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM www.NoMercury.org

TAKE ACTION! LET THESE SENATORS KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS. GO TO THIS SITE FOR SUGGESTIONS ON LETTER WRITING AND FAX COMPOSITION!!

Dear Parent/Advocate:

Please look closely at US Senate Bill 3. A copy of the bill is available at www.NoMercury.org

Under the guise of "Protecting America in the War on Terror" US Senators Gregg, Frist, Sessions, DeWine, Allen, Santorum, McConnell, and DeMint have introduced S. 3 which calls for many sweeping changes in pharmaceutical product liability, vaccine regulation, policy, research and The Vaccine Injury Compensation Act. This directly impacts those families whose children have suffered adverse vaccine reactions, Gulf War Veterans, and any other veteran who suffers from adverse reactions from the multiple vaccines given (remember the ill-fated anthrax vaccine and small-pox vaccines).

The most recent bill introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 3) is aimed at liability protection of drugs and vaccines and to prevent state legislation to ban Thimerosal (mercury) in vaccines. This bill is worse than the Eli Lilly provision of the Homeland Security Act and is a direct "gift" to the pharmaceutical companies. The pharmaceutical industry gave almost $45 million in campaign contributions for Presidential and Congressional elections since 2002 (www.opensecrets.org) and the health care/pharmaceutical industry has over 600 lobbyists in Washington, D.C. alone. If constituents do not weigh in on this horrendous bill, the American people will suffer; having their civil rights violated and state autonomy will be compromised. It is an insult to every state elected official and every American.

This bill is being "fast-tracked" and is already on the agenda at the National Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting, scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 10:45 am: http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/agenda.html.

It would also severely limit the public access to any information regarding vaccine research, vaccine production, vaccine regulations, including, but not limited to meetings about vaccines and "countermeasures" for pandemics, epidemics, etc. This bill places severe restrictions on FOIA and will impact your ability to find out about drug/vaccine safety, regulation and policy. The last thing this country needs is to give government the ability to hold more "closed" meetings without accountability to the media/public.

Furthermore, Sec. 761 (a)(1) would preempt any state legislation regulating vaccines. It would preempt State authority and legislation dealing with vaccines or vaccines components, such as Thimerosal (mercury). Missouri currently has three bills pending to ban mercury (Thimerosal) in vaccines. They are Missouri SB 49, SB74 and HB 131. The States of Iowa and California have already banned mercury in vaccines yet this bill will preempt such legislation forcing states to allow vaccine manufacturers to continue using toxic levels of mercury in vaccines (in excess of Federal EPA safety guidelines). Numerous other states are pursuing similar legislation such as Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington. Various other states are also planning to introduce legislation banning mercury in vaccines within the next few weeks/months, such as Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan, Massachusetts and Minnesota.

This horrendous piece of Federal legislation would even prohibit the warning or informed consent provisions for drugs, vaccines and biologics. Additionally, this bill would prohibit punitive damages and cap compensatory damages against any pharmaceutical company. This takes the saying "to the victor goes the spoils" to a whole new and ominous level. If the FDA approves it, the company making it is protected from liability. We have all seen how attentive the FDA has been to protect Americans from dangerous drugs such as Vioxx.

This cleverly crafted legislation includes something nearly every American will understandably want to support: raising the death gratuity for families of soldiers killed in Iraq from $12,000 to $100,000 and increases other military benefits. Including an unrelated but popular provision that should stand alone legislatively seeks only to cloud the issues addressed in the major portion of this bill's language. Every American supports increased benefits for our soldiers and their families and that includes us. As parents and loyal Americans, however, we believe that S. 3 has been carefully crafted to unfairly paint parents who seek justice for vaccine injured children into a political corner. Similar to the legislative sleight of hand employed in the Homeland Security Bill fiasco in 2002 the sponsors of S.3 are manipulating the political process by tying domestic programs affecting every American's health and safety to unrelated "anti-terrorism" programs. In this way they are attempting to make legitimate opposition to S. 3 politically unacceptable.

We question why politically popular legislation supporting our troops is tied to a bill with far-reaching provisions that affect and the safety of vaccines given to millions of American children. Let's not confuse the issues. We believe that by casting the vaccine safety provisions in the language of fighting terrorism (epidemic "countermeasures" is S.3's new code word for "vaccines"--this is truly Orwellian doublespeak) the American people are being misled about S.3's impact on vaccine safety programs. Let's deal with one thing at a time. Taking away the right of states to protect their citizens from dangerous vaccine components and drugs like Vioxx and Paxil does not translate into protecting our children--from terrorism or anything else. All it does is give control of these matters--vaccines and drugs--to a few powerful people who operate behind closed doors. The vaccine safety provisions are pharma support positions, plain and simple, and are not necessary for bio-terror defense, at least not in this form.

It would also overhaul The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to the detriment of children and families. Other parts of this legislation are extremely troublesome as well and we have included a copy in pdf format for your review. This is not a benign bill--this goes directly to counter state and parental efforts to protect children from vaccine injuries.

Read a few excerpts below. If this bill is as concerning to you as it is to other parents and many members of the medical community, please contact all members of the US Senate, particularly your Senators and members of the US Senate Finance Committee (see their contact info below). This is not anti-terrorism--this is Federalism gone wild.

Finance Committee
Republicans on Finance Committee
Grassley Charles R- IA
Chairman, Committee on Finance
135 Hart Senate Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-1501
Tel: (202) 224.3744
Fax: (202) 228 0578
http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home

Hatch Orrin R- UT
104 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331
http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact

Lott Trent R- MS
487 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6253
Fax: 202-224-2262
http://lott.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email

Snowe, Olympia R-ME
154 Russell Senate Office Buildg.
Washington DC 20510-1903
Ph 202-224-5344
Fax 202-244-1946
olympia@snowe.senate.gov

Kyl Jon R- AZ
730 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4521
Fax: (202) 224-2207
http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Thomas, Craig R- WY
United States Senate
307 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: 202-224-6441
Fax: 202-224-1724
http://www.senate.gov/%7Ethomas/html/contact.html

Santorum Rick R- PA
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-3804
Phone: 202-224-6324
TTYD Number: 202-224-5024
Fax: 202-228-0604
http://santorum.senate.gov

Frist Bill R- TN
Office of Senator Bill Frist
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3344
202-228-1264 (fax)
http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm

Smith Gordon R- OR
404 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510-3704
Phone: (202)224-3753
Fax:(202)228-3997
http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm

Bunning Jim R- KY
1717 Dixie Highway Suite 180
Fort Wright KY, 41011
Phone 859-341-6480
Fax: 859-341-6482
Jim@bunning04.com

Crapo, Mike R- ID
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
phone 202-224-6142
FAX 202-228-1375
TDD 202-224-2806
http://www.crapoforsenate.com/contact_us.asp

Democrats on Finance Committee

Baucus Max D- MT
511 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2651
(202) 224-4700 (Fax)
(800) 332-6106 (from MT)
(202) 224-1998 (TDD)
http://www.senate.gov/~baucus/emailmax.html

Rockefeller, IV, John D. D- WV
531 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202-224-6472
Fax: 202-224-7665
Email Address: senator@rockefeller.senate.gov

Conrad, Kent D-ND
530 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3403
Fax: (202) 224-7776
Online: http://conrad.senate.gov
E-mail: http://conrad.senate.gov/webform.html

Jeffords, James (I - VT)
728 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5141
Fax (202) 228-0776
http://jeffords.senate.gov/contact-form.html

Bingaman, Jeff D- NM
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5141
(202) 224-5521
TDD: (202) 224-1792
http://www.senate.gov/~jeffords/contact-form.html

Kerry, John F D-MA
304 Russell Bldg.
Third Floor
Washington D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2742 - Phone
(202) 224-8525 - Fax
http://kerry.senate.gov/bandwidth/contact/email.html

Lincoln Blanche L. D- AR
355 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510-0404
Phone: (202)224-4843
Fax: (202)228-1371
http://lincoln.senate.gov/webform.html

Wyden Ron D- OR
230 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-3703
(202) 224-5244
fax (202-228-2717)
http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/

Schumer Charles D- NY
313 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6542
Fax: 202-228-3027
TDD: 202-224-0420
http://www.senate.gov/%7Eschumer/webform.html

Sample letter that Dewey Duffel of VacLib sent -- You are welcome to use and/or modify. :-)

Dear Senator Baucus

I see that you are on the Finance Committee to which has recently been referred the Senate Bill #3, "Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005."

Looking at the many sections of S3 which refer to drugs and vaccines points out that S3 has little or nothing to do with homeland security, unless your vision of America is 'that which is good for the profits of pharmaceutical companies is good for the American people'.

I do not believe in such a vision for the USA and therefore ask you to vote NO on S3.

A few facts about S3:

Sec. 125. 'Accelerated Approval of Countermeasures or Vaccines' does not require any scientific justification.

Sec. 761/762. preempts state legislation on warnings about pharmaceutical products.

Ch 1/Sec. 45L. (Tax Credits) (A) substituting 'qualified vaccine research' for 'qualified research'. This is a totally unnecessary incentive which will only result in poorer health, less protection and a heavier tax burden for US citizens. (same with Ch. 3, Sec. 151.)

Vaccines with harmful side effects have been foisted on the American public for decades. These products have caused hundreds of thousands of serious diseases (I.E. most Autism cases and much of ADD, etc.) The public is awakening to its right to legal redress. Yet the creators of S.3 falsely state this above fact as: " Chapter 2--Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. ... (1) there are shortcomings in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and loopholes in that program that have been exploited in a manner that has contributed to a decline in the availability of vaccines generally in the United States and a decline in the number of manufacturers able to supply vaccines; and (2) the condition described in paragraph (1) presents a barrier to the development of vaccines needed for bioterror countermeasures."

The real barrier to development of vaccines is that the public is rapidly becoming aware that vaccines are not safe and question their effectiveness and necessity.

In summary, S.3 is not designed to improve US security but is a profit driven bill which needs to be voted against.

Thank you for your consideration, Dewey Duffel

Additional bulleted points about Senate Bill 3 --

S.3 UPDATE:
FRIST IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO TAKE AWAY RIGHTS...WHILE ALSO KEEPING MERCURY IN VACCINES

Parents and Guardians;

As more information trickles in about Bill S.3, Frist's latest and most comprehensive attempt to remove children's rights, it is becoming clear they are getting very creative in their ways to push S.3 through.

If you didn't see our initial action alert about S.3, we feel it is important to send out a reminder as well as an update.

IF YOU HAVEN'T PREPARED YOUR FAXES TO GO OUT, PLEASE DO! YOUR HELP WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

Here are some keypoints to S.3. Keep in mind that because this is a VICA/Vaccine Bill introduced under the guise of thwarting terrorist threats, there is "warm and fuzzy language" to sway potential supporters. For example, S.3 raises the death benefit for families of fallen soldiers. This, of course, is needed, but it has NOTHING to do with our children! Again, we need your help!

  • - S.3 preempts state legislation on vaccines and more.

  • - S.3 effectively repeals CA and IA mercury-ban bills and stops others in their tracks.

  • - S.3 prevents states from even warning people about, for example, thimerosal.

  • - S.3 gives pharmas defense to claims if FDA approved their drug or vaccine (in other words, more fighting power to stop our claims)

  • - S.3 implements caps of $250 K on non-economic damages, and no punitives

  • - S.3 Controls regulation of vaccine safety and restricts access to information (in other words, sealing documents that contain valuable information about our children's illness)
IF THIS PASSES, NOT ONLY WILL OUR CHILDREN NEVER HAVE JUSTICE, MORE CHILDREN WILL BE EXPOSED TO THIMEROSAL!!!

PLEASE FAX YOUR LETTERS TODAY. IT IS SO IMPORTANT!!!
It would also be a good idea to alert your community through a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
In the Spirit of Truth,
Ingri Cassel, director
Vaccination Liberation
P.O. Box 457
Spirit Lake, Idaho 83869

(208) 255-2307 / 407-672-6144
vaclib@coldreams.com
www.vaccinetruth.com
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~U.S.Representative Ron Paul, MD


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