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Dear Friend of the CF Foundation,

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation needs your assistance recruiting representatives to join the newly established Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus. The caucus is co-chaired by two friends of the CF Foundation who are champions for people with CF: Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida. You too can play a role in launching the Congressional CF Caucus and making it a success, by encouraging your representative to join.

A caucus is an informal group of legislators organized to promote a specific subject or issue. Caucuses operate outside the official Congressional committee structure, but can play an important role in stimulating collective action. The Congressional CF Caucus will serve as a forum for educating members of Congress about CF, prompting action on legislation related to CF research and care, and building general awareness of and support for CF research.

Please contact your representative to ask him/her to join the Congressional CF Caucus. We would like to have new caucus members on board by the middle of June, so we ask you to write or call your representative within the next few weeks. Click here for instructions on how to take action. This information is available at http://www.cff.org/legislative_action/cf_caucus/

Also, for an update on other CF Foundation public policy initiatives, you can click on "Update on Public Policy Activities" at the following link: http://www.cff.org/legislative_action/ Please do not hesitate to contact us at (800) FIGHT CF or publicpolicy@cff.org with any questions you might have.

Thank you for supporting the Congressional CF Caucus!

Sincerely,

Suzanne R. Pattee, J.D.
Vice President of Public Policy & Patient Affairs
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, National Office
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
www.cff.org
info@cff.org