Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act - Page 23

Jeepin · 01-15-2009, 12:47 PM

YEAH IT PASSED THE SENATE!!!

Those of you who missed it you can view the video here:
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congre...d1224d1b0ddf0b

The above link will only work for today.

After that http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congre...de/3&year=2009
Click on Jan 15, 2009
Select SENTATE (Default is House)
Scroll down to 12:00 which is where it starts.

Here is the verbiage of S.22: http://dpc.senate.gov/dpc-new.cfm?doc_name=lb-111-1-1
CDRPA is under Title XIV (towards the bottom)

Wise Young · 01-15-2009, 12:54 PM

Hurray!!

Wise.

kate · 01-15-2009, 01:36 PM

is a red letter day!

If you have a second, you might send your thanks to Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, who has been so determined to fight this fight for us.

And while you're at it, cc Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who has been so determined to make sure this day never came. He loses, finally.

Josh A · 01-15-2009, 01:40 PM

im on it.......

and double to coburn

wwwaaaahhhooooo

momo3 · 01-15-2009, 03:03 PM

That makes my day!! Yahooooo

carbar · 01-15-2009, 03:06 PM

Great news! Feels like a bridge has just been opened and we're now connected to the mainland!

Norm · 01-15-2009, 03:25 PM

Now what happens?

rjames · 01-15-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norm

Now what happens?

Good question Norm.

Duran · 01-15-2009, 04:20 PM

Information removed at request of member.

betheny · 01-15-2009, 06:25 PM

Offtopic-Had to laugh at/with Duran. Don't you HATE it when you innocently use some phrase you were raised with, and it hurts someone's feelings, when the last thing you meant to do was slur anyone?

If I had a dollar for every time I've done that, I'd buy a nice celebration dinner tonight.

I don't THINK Yank is a slur..but I've been wrong before!

I need guidance on what comes next, also. If I happen to hear any, I'll pass it along here.

Good work, fellow advocates! We need to all be patting ourselves and our buddies on the back. Our 10,000 letters, calls and visits didn't go down The Black Hole after all! All the money we spent on trips to DC, all the politicians that invested their time in supporting us...This feels like a dream to me.

I read a stat once, wish I could remember exactly. It said that only 1 in a thousand bills that are introduced to Congress are ever passed into law, I think? We beat the odds on a phenomenal scale with this one, for sure.

I wish Christopher and Dana Reeve were here to see it. I never met him but she was so proud of us at the first rally, when she spoke about how much it was needed and how she knew it was really hard for us to travel to DC. And I wish Dogger was here...the only Aussie that ever went to DC to support us in lobbying for the CDRPA.

Don't mean to be a downer. It sucks when people deserve to see something through and they don't get to...

01-15-2009, 12:47 PM	#221
Jeepin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United States Posts: 371	YEAH IT PASSED THE SENATE!!! Those of you who missed it you can view the video here: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congre...d1224d1b0ddf0b The above link will only work for today. After that http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congre...de/3&year=2009 Click on Jan 15, 2009 Select SENTATE (Default is House) Scroll down to 12:00 which is where it starts. Here is the verbiage of S.22: http://dpc.senate.gov/dpc-new.cfm?doc_name=lb-111-1-1 CDRPA is under Title XIV (towards the bottom) __________________ Paralyze resistance with persistence. T-12

01-15-2009, 12:54 PM	#222
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,975	Hurray!! Hurray!! Wise.

01-15-2009, 01:36 PM	#223
kate Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: bellevue, wa, usa Posts: 10,901	This is a red letter day! If you have a second, you might send your thanks to Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, who has been so determined to fight this fight for us. And while you're at it, cc Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who has been so determined to make sure this day never came. He loses, finally.

01-15-2009, 01:40 PM	#224
Josh A Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NEAR ST. LOUIS MISSOURI Posts: 368	im on it....... and double to coburn wwwaaaahhhooooo __________________ *Many Blessings, Josh* So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?" Hebrew13:6

01-15-2009, 03:06 PM	#226
carbar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: France Posts: 2,438	Great news! Feels like a bridge has just been opened and we're now connected to the mainland! __________________ Think Tall! www.stepnow.org http://www.irishstemcellfoundation.org

01-15-2009, 03:03 PM	#225
momo3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: minnesota Posts: 2,082	That makes my day!! Yahooooo

01-15-2009, 03:25 PM	#227
Norm Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: formally Boca Raton, FL, now Media, PA Posts: 1,411	Now what happens? __________________ "Some people say that, the longer you go the better it gets the more you get used to it, I'm actually finding the opposite is true." -Christopher Reeve on his Paralysis

01-15-2009, 04:20 PM	#229
Duran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Maximum security prison, Death row Posts: 441	Information removed at request of member. Last edited by Duran; 01-16-2009 at 12:13 PM.

01-15-2009, 06:25 PM	#230
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 18,333	Offtopic-Had to laugh at/with Duran. Don't you HATE it when you innocently use some phrase you were raised with, and it hurts someone's feelings, when the last thing you meant to do was slur anyone? If I had a dollar for every time I've done that, I'd buy a nice celebration dinner tonight. I don't THINK Yank is a slur..but I've been wrong before! I need guidance on what comes next, also. If I happen to hear any, I'll pass it along here. Good work, fellow advocates! We need to all be patting ourselves and our buddies on the back. Our 10,000 letters, calls and visits didn't go down The Black Hole after all! All the money we spent on trips to DC, all the politicians that invested their time in supporting us...This feels like a dream to me. I read a stat once, wish I could remember exactly. It said that only 1 in a thousand bills that are introduced to Congress are ever passed into law, I think? We beat the odds on a phenomenal scale with this one, for sure. I wish Christopher and Dana Reeve were here to see it. I never met him but she was so proud of us at the first rally, when she spoke about how much it was needed and how she knew it was really hard for us to travel to DC. And I wish Dogger was here...the only Aussie that ever went to DC to support us in lobbying for the CDRPA. Don't mean to be a downer. It sucks when people deserve to see something through and they don't get to... __________________ Blog: Does This Wheelchair Make My Ass Look Fat?

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