[A2k] Update and Call to Action: Contact your Senator with support for public access to NIH-funded research
Manon Ress
manon.ress@keionline.org
Tue Sep 11 17:58:14 2007
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KEI, a member of ATA, strongly supports the following call to action:
From: Jennifer McLennan <jennifer@arl.org>
Date: September 11, 2007 4:09:35 PM EDT
From: The Alliance for Taxpayer Access (http://www.taxpayeraccess.org)
Call to action: Contact your Senator with support for public access to
NIH-funded research
*Please distribute*
As the Senate considers Appropriations measures for the 2008 fiscal year
this fall, please take a moment to remind your Senators of your strong
support for public access to publicly funded research and specifically
ensuring the success of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public
Access Policy by making deposit mandatory for researchers.
Earlier this summer, the House of Representatives passed legislation
with
language that directs the NIH to make this change
(http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-0720.html). The Senate
Appropriations Committee approved a similar measure
(http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-0628.html). Now, as the
Appropriations process moves forward, it is critically important that
our
Senators are reminded of the breadth and depth of support for enhanced
public access to the results of NIH-funded research. Please take a
moment to
weigh in with your Senator now.
Contact information for your Senator is included below. Please fax a
letter
with your support **no later than Friday, September 28, 2007**.
Feel free to draw upon the following talking points:
* American taxpayers are entitled to open access on the Internet to the
peer-reviewed scientific articles on research funded by the U.S.
government.
Widespread access to the information contained in these articles is an
essential, inseparable component of our nation's investment in science.
* The Fiscal Year 2008 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill reported out of
committee contains language directing the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) to change its Public Access Policy so that it requires NIH-funded
researchers to deposit copies of agency-funded research articles into
the
National Library of Medicine=B9s online archive.
* Over the more than two years since its implementation, the NIH's
current
voluntary policy has failed to achieve any of the agency's stated goals,
attaining a deposit rate of less than 5% by individual researchers. A
mandate is required to ensure deposit in NIH=B9s online archive of
articles
describing findings of all research funded by the agency.
* We urge the Senate to support the inclusion of language put forth
in the
Labor/HHS Appropriations bill directing the NIH to implement a mandatory
policy and ensuring free, timely access to all research articles
stemming
from NIH-funded research without change in any appropriate vehicle.
(We=B9ll be making additional resources for patient advocates
including the
recording of our August 30 Web cast and specific talking points
available
shortly as well. Watch the ATA Web site or email me directly for
updates.)
Again, please take a moment to express your support for public access to
research to your Senator as soon as possible and no later than
September 28.
As always, we=B9d appreciate it if you=B9d let us know of what action you=
=B9re
able to take, or send a copy your letter to the ATA through (202)
872-0884
(fax). Thank you!
Best wishes,
Jennifer
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Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
For the Alliance for Taxpayer Access
http://www.arl.org/sparc <http://www.arl.org/sparc>
(202) 296-2296 ext 121
jennifer@arl.org <mailto:jennifer@arl.org>
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Fax numbers for U.S. Senators
(Alphabetical by last name)
Senator Daniel Akaka (202) 224-2126
Senator Lamar Alexander (202) 228-3398
Senator Wayne Allard (202) 224-6471
Senator George Allen (202) 224-5432
Senator Max Baucus (202) 224-0515
Senator Evan Bayh (202) 228-1377
Senator Robert Bennett (202) 228-1168
Senator Joseph Biden (202) 224-0139
Senator Jeff Bingaman (202) 224-2852
Senator Christopher Bond (202) 224-8149
Senator Barbara Boxer (415) 956-6701
Senator Sherrod Brown 202- 228-6321
Senator Sam Brownback (202) 228-1265
Senator Jim Bunning (202) 228-1373
Senator Richard Burr (202) 228-2981
Senator Robert Byrd (202) 228-0002
Senator Maria Cantwell (202) 228-0514
Senator Benjamin Cardin 202-224-1651
Senator Thomas Carper (202) 228-2190
Senator Robert Casey 202-228-0604
Senator Saxby Chambliss (202) 224-0103
Senator Hillary Clinton (202) 228-0282
Senator Thomas Coburn (202) 224-6008
Senator Thad Cochran (202) 224-9450
Senator Norm Coleman (202) 224-1152
Senator Susan Collins (202) 224-2693
Senator Kent Conrad (202) 224-7776
Senator Bob Corker 202-228-0566
Senator John Cornyn (202) 228-2856
Senator Larry Craig (202) 228-1067
Senator Mike Crapo (202) 228-1375
Senator James DeMint (202) 228-5143
Senator Christopher Dodd (202) 224-1083
Senator Elizabeth Dole (202) 224-1100
Senator Pete Domenici (202) 228-3261
Senator Byron Dorgan (202) 224-1193
Senator Richard Durbin (202) 228-0400
Senator John Ensign (202) 228-2193
Senator Michael Enzi (202) 228-0359
Senator Russell Feingold (202) 224-2725
Senator Dianne Feinstein (202) 228-3954
Senator Lindsey Graham (202) 224-3808
Senator Charles Grassley (202) 224-6020
Senator Judd Gregg (202) 224-4952
Senator Chuck Hagel (202) 224-5213
Senator Tom Harkin (202) 224-9369
Senator Orrin Hatch (202) 224-6331
Senator Kay Hutchison (202) 224-0776
Senator James Inhofe (202) 228-0380
Senator Daniel Inouye (202) 224-6747
Senator Johnny Isakson (202) 228-0724
Senator Tim Johnson (202) 228-5765
Senator Edward Kennedy (202) 224-2417
Senator John Kerry (202) 224-8525
Senator Amy Klobuchar 202-228-2186
Senator Herb Kohl (202) 224-9787
Senator Jon Kyl (202) 224-2207
Senator Mary Landrieu (202) 224-9735
Senator Frank Lautenberg (202) 228-4054
Senator Patrick Leahy (202) 224-3479
Senator Carl Levin (202) 224-1388
Senator Joseph Lieberman (202) 224-9750
Senator Blanche Lincoln (202) 228-1371
Senator Trent Lott (202) 224-2262
Senator Richard Lugar (202) 228-0360
Senator Mel Martinez (202) 228-5171
Senator John McCain (202) 228-2862
Senator Claire McCaskill 202-228-6326
Senator Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2499
Senator Robert Menendez (202) 228-2197
Senator Barbara Mikulski (202) 224-8858
Senator Lisa Murkowski (202) 224-5301
Senator Patty Murray (202) 224-0238
Senator Ben Nelson (202) 228-0012
Senator Bill Nelson (202) 228-2183
Senator Barack Obama (202) 228-4260
Senator Mark Pryor (202) 228-0908
Senator Jack Reed (202) 224-4680
Senator Harry Reid (202) 224-7327
Senator Pat Roberts (202) 224-3514
Senator John Rockefeller (202) 224-7665
Senator Ken Salazar (202) 228-5036
Senator Bernard Sanders 202-228-0776
Senator Charles Schumer (202) 228-3027
Senator Jeff Sessions (202) 224-3149
Senator Richard Shelby (202) 224-3416
Senator Gordon Smith (202) 228-3997
Senator Olympia Snowe (202) 224-1946
Senator Arlen Specter (202) 228-1229
Senator Debbie Stabenow (202) 228-0325
Senator Ted Stevens (202) 224-2354
Senator John Sununu (202) 228-4131
Senator Jon Tester 202-224-8594
Senator Craig Thomas (202) 224-1724
Senator John Thune (202) 228-5429
Senator David Vitter (202) 228-5061
Senator George Voinovich (202) 228-1382
Senator John Warner (202) 224-6295
Senator Jim Webb 202-228-6363
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 202-228-6362
Senator Ron Wyden (202) 228-2717
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