ANH–USA’s Legislative Honorees
Thank You to These Members of the 111th
Congress:
Senate
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Objected to Reid’s proposed unanimous consent agreement to bring the
Food and Safety Modernization Act
(S.510) to the Senate floor with Leahy’s
original bill
Food Safety and Accountability Act of 2010 (S.3767) by raising
concerns relating to the financing of the bill.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Has tried to introduce a
BPA amendment to the Food and Safety Modernization Act
of 2010 (S.510)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Cosponsored
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 with Sen. Herb Kohl (DWI),
a bill requiring disclosure of pharmaceutical industry payments to doctors.
Investigated medical journal ghostwriting
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Sponsored programs like
Take Back Your Health with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the
legislation
Take Back Your Health Act of 2009 (S.1640).
Co-sponsored (with Sen. Mikulski and Sen. Enzi) an
amendment to healthcare
reform legislation that would forbid healthcare plans from discriminating against
any healthcare provider who is state-licensed.
Is an ardent supporter of real preventive medicine.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Modified the the
Food and Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (S.510) to include an
exemption for dietary supplements from language
regarding U.S. harmonization
with Codex Alimentarius.
Has long been a champion on Capitol Hill of natural health and access to dietary
supplements.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Co-chaired the hearings on integrative medicine with Sen. Harkin in Feb. 2009.
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Has tried to introduce an
amendment to the Food Safety Accountability Act of 2010
(S. 510) that would protect small farms and farmers markets from an overreach of
FDA authority.
House of Representatives
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Offered an amendment
to the Conference Committee excluding the FTC
expansion powers from the Wall Street Financial “Reform” final package.
Is a member of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus.
Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)
Led the drafting of the letter
with Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), which focuses
on the importance of patients’ being able to choose the type of healthcare
provider who will treat them.
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
Coauthored a bipartisan letter
with Rep. Diane Watson urging the FDA to require
a clear warning about mercury toxicity to every dental patient and establish
specific protections for children and young women.
Co-Chair Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus and longtime champion of
health freedom and natural health.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Introduced the
Free Speech about Science Act of 2010 (H.R. 4913), with Rep. Polis.
Co-Chair of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus. Another champion
on Capitol Hill of natural health, and a rising star.
Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Led the drafting of the letter
with Rep. Braley (D-NM), which focuses on the
importance of patients’ being able to choose the type of healthcare provider
who will treat them.
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)
Lead efforts to verify the science behind genetically engineered salmon
and
requested more information from FDA commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg
regarding safety public consumption. Pallone stated that, “Up until this point, I
don’t believe FDA’s review has been comprehensive enough to move forward
with the approval process.”
Is a member of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Introduced the
Freedom of Health Speech Act (H.R. 3394) that would require the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prove that health claims are false before it
takes action to stop manufactures and marketers from making the claims.
Introduced the
Health Freedom Act (H.R.3395) that would prevent the FDA
from censoring truthful health claims.
Is a member of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus.
Supported our efforts against the FDA’s policy that restricted women’s access to
medications containing Estriol.
An MD who is a longtime champion of health freedom and natural health.
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO)
Introduced the
Free Speech about Science Act of 2010 (H.R. 4913) with Rep.
Chaffetz.
Is a member of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus.
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Introduced the
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 (HR
1549) aimed at getting antibiotics out of animal feed.
Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA)
Coauthored a bipartisan letter
with Rep. Burton (R-IN) urging the FDA to require
clear warnings about mercury toxicity to every dental patient, and to establish
specific protections for children and young women.
Qualified Thanks to These Members of the 111th Congress:
Senate
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
For withdrawing his support
for his own Dietary Supplement and Safety Act of
2010 (S.3002).
We hope to make our case to Sen. McCain and work with him in the next
Congress.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
For
amending his Food Safety Accountability Act of 2010 (S. 3767) so that it is no
longer possible to use the bill’s language to send a supplement producer to jail
for ten years for citing legitimate science. The bill still needs further work. Leahy
supports our stand on some other important natural health issues.
And
No Thanks to These Members of the 111th Congress!
Senate
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Sponsored the
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510).
Requested the GAO Report to Congressional Requesters: Dietary Supplements
FDA Should Take Further Actions to Improve Oversight and Consumer
Understanding
.
Durbin is the principal supporter in the Senate of efforts to take away our
access to dietary supplements.
House of Representatives
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Slipped
an anti-supplement measure into Wall Street “Reform” Bill (HR.
4173) through expansion of the powers of the Federal Trade Commission.
Waxman could have limited the expanded powers to finance, but did not.
He is the principal supporter in the House of efforts to take away our access
to dietary supplements and has been chairman of the powerful Commerce
Committee, which oversees health matters.
Additional Thanks to Some of Our Friends Who Have Helped the
Natural Health Cause over the Years:
Key:
* Has been a friend over the years
** Supported our estriol efforts
*** Member of the Dietary Supplement Caucus
Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) * Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) * Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) **
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) * Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) * Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR) **
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) *** Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-AR) * Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) *
Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH) * Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) * **
Rep. John Boozman (R-AK) * **
Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) ** Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr.
(R-LA) *
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) *
Rep. Henry Brown (R-SC) * Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite
(R-FL) * **
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) **
Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) *** Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) *
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) * ** Rep. John Carter (R-TX) * ** Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) **
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) * Rep. Michael K. Conaway (R-TX) * Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) *
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) **
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) * Rep. Charles W. Dent (R-PA) *
Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) ** Rep. John J. Duncan Jr.
(R-TN) * ***
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) **
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) ** Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) ** Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) *
Rep. Randy J. Forbes (R-VA) * Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) * Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA.) **
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) * ** Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) *
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) **
Rep. Phill Gingrey (R-GA) * Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) * ** Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) *
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) **
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) ** Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) *
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) ** Rep. Parker Griffith (R-AL) *** Rep. Ralph M Hall (R- TX) * **
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) * Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) ** Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) *
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) * Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) * *** Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) *
Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL) ** Rep. Steve King (R-IA) * Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) *
Rep. John Kline (R-MN) * Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) *** Rep. Steven C. LaTourette
(R-OH) *
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) * ** Rep. Fank Lucas (R-OK) * Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) ***
Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) *** Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) * Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) * **
Rep. Jim Matheson (R-UT) *** Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) * Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) *
Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon
(R-CA) ***
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC) * Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
(R-WA) *
Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) ** Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) * ** Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) **
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS) * Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) ** Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) *
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) * Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ) **
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) * Rep. Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) * Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) *
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) * ** Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) * Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) *
Rep. Dennis Rehberg
(R-MT) * ***
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) * Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) **
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) * Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) *** Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
(D-MD) ***
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) *
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) * *** Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) *
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) ** Rep. Mark E. Souder (R-IN) * Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) *
Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) * Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) *** Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) *
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) *** Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) * Rep. Zach Wamp (R- TN) **
Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland
(R-GA) *
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) * Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA.) **
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