Good news: the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the AIDS, TB and Malaria bill out of committee 18-3 with no amendments. This legislation has been in the works for 10 years and includes $4B for TB globally in the total $50B bill. The bill will now go to the House and Senate floors in different versions for a vote in April. We may be asked to make calls and write letters prior to the April vote.
World TB Day is March 24. Diane needs to put together a press release for the Gazette and for KCRG including the number of TB cases in Linn County. I may interview my brother, life-long CR resident, who is currently being treated for TB exposure.
I was pleased to report on our plans for the fundraiser June 1. I have scheduled the date with Susan at Christ Episcopal and alerted JoAnn that a $200 check from People's Church will start out our fundraising efforts.
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