Scleroderma bills in the U.S. Congress get support from three New England federal lawmakers

We are pleased and proud to inform you that three federal level lawmakers from Massachusetts have agreed to serve as a co-sponsor of the scleroderma bills that have been introduced in the United States Congress: H.R. 2408, the Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, and its companion bill, S. 1545, the Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act in the U.S. Senate. 

The three lawmakers are:

The senior senator from Massachusetts, John Kerry
Congressman John F. Tierney (Congressional District #6 where the Scleroderma Foundation New England Chapter resides) and
Congressman James P. McGovern (Congressional District #3, the Worcester area).

The New England chapter strongly encourages you to contact your United States lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 2408) and in the U.S. Senate (S. 1545) in Washington, DC and urge them to become a co-sponsor.  Please click on the following links to learn more about these bills, and how to go about identifying and contacting your lawmakers.

S. 1545
H.R. 2408