OVAC To Gather On Capitol Hill; Coalition Members Join Tommy Thompson, Steve Case in Testifying for Greater Research Funding 6/3/2002
From: Unice Lieberman of One Voice Against Cancer, 202-661-5711, www.cancer.org News Advisory: One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC), a coalition of more than 40 national and community-based organizations will bring hundreds of advocates to Washington, DC, next week to urge lawmakers for increased funding for cancer research. OVAC members are scheduled to testify at hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. WHAT: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Hearing on Cancer Research Funding WHEN: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday June 4 WHERE: 216 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY: -- Tommy Thompson - Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Steve Case - Chairman, AOL-Time Warner -- Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH - Director, Cancer Preventorium -- Susie Novis - President, International Myeloma Foundation -- Michael Bruene - Cancer Advocate, One Voice Against Cancer -- Harold Herdman, MD - Director, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center |