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Public Policy and Advocacy Center

Let Congress Know Your Concerns

We encourage you to contact your elected representatives on Capitol Hill to indicate your support for early detection, men's prostate health and the need for research funding to improve early diagnosis of prostate cancer.

• Click here to act now and write your elected officials.

For more information about your Senators and Representative, CLICK HERE.

2010 is the Year to TAKE ACTION!

With a new year comes new opportunities and ZERO is making changes to help you to be an active advocate for prostate cancer. Check out the new tools for info about your lawmakers, contacting them and tracking important legislation in your State Capital as well as in Washington. And stay on top of current news from Washington by reading Kevin's Capitol Beat.

Click here to visit the Action Center

• The Capitol Beat
  by Kevin Johnson, ZERO's SVP of Public Policy | 01.13.2010
• December 2009 Legislative Update
  by Kevin Johnson, ZERO's SVP of Public Policy | 12.10.2009
• October Update on Capitol Hill Activities
  by Kevin Johnson, ZERO's SVP of Public Policy | 11.03.2009
• September Update on Capitol Hill Activities
  by Kevin Johnson, ZERO's SVP of Public Policy | 09.11.2009

Latest Appropriations Action
 

vv = voice vote; ux = unanimous consent; rc = roll call vote

• Final status of ALL FY2010 Appropriations bills, click here.
• Prostate Cancer Research Funding Fact Sheet.
• PCRP Perspectives- September 2009

ZERO'S 2010 Summit to End Prostate Cancer- Registration Now Open

You can make a positive difference by representing ZERO and the entire prostate cancer community in Washington, D.C. this fall.

The 2010 Summit to End Prostate Cancer, sponsored by ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer, is tentatively scheduled for September 14-16. The Summit will focus on effective strategies for increasing the Federal investment in prostate cancer research. During Summit attendees will have the opportunity to meet with their elected officials on Capitol Hill.

"The Summit to End Prostate Cancer represents an annual opportunity during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month for supporters nationwide to gather in Washington, D.C. to speak up about prostate cancer and raise awareness of the importance of federal funding and other issues to help us achieve our goal of zero prostate cancer," said ZERO's CEO Skip Lockwood.

Interested in attending the 2010 Summit to End Prostate Cancer? Registration is now open. Click here to register.

• Register now to attend the 2010 Summit to End Prostate Cancer
• Support this year's Summit to End Prostate Cancer

Want to Get Involved?

Members of Congress frequently hold town hall meetings as a way to converse with their constituents. Town Hall meetings are a perfect opportunity to share your concerns regarding prostate cancer. Some current legislative hot topics are:

• Access to prostate cancer testing as a part of Healthcare Reform
• Increasing the federal investment in prostate cancer research
• Addressing the African American prostate cancer disparity
• Support of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Establishment of an Office of Men's Health

Contact Us

We need the voice of advocates like you to help us make a difference. Contact Kevin Johnson or Marie Blessinger on ZERO's public policy team with any questions or comments, or to learn how you can get your message to the decision-makers on Capitol Hill.

About the Public Policy Team

ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer is your voice on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and in State Houses across America.

By educating lawmakers, training advocates and working with organizations across America, ZERO has led the fight to increase the federal investment in prostate cancer research from $85.5 million in 1995 to more than $441 million in 2007.