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Coleman presses for anti-cancer funding
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Posted on Mar 24 2005
Aumua Amata Coleman said yesterday that the hard-charging and enthusiastic advocacy of the National Breast Cancer Coalition made all the difference in getting 228 members of the U.S. Congress to sign the letter to the Appropriations Committee calling for a $150-million funding for the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program.
“There is no doubt about it. We worked hard and it paid off. The incredibly well-coordinated networking efforts of our women leaders who make up the National Breast Cancer Coalition was instrumental in helping us get signatures from 228 U.S. Representatives,” said Coleman.
“Now that we’ve had success in the House, we must take that same energy and momentum to the U.S. Senate. As of today, 35 senators have signed on and our deadline for getting signatures is April 6. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of my NBCC fellow advocates. Now let’s get busy in the Senate,” she added.
Coleman grew up in Saipan while her father served as District Administrator for the Marianas and later as Deputy High Commissioner for the old Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. A seven-year veteran House Majority Leadership staffer, she has been a member of the National Breast Cancer Coalition since 1992. (PR)
