Our champion, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), submitted a bipartisan letter to the Senate Leadership requesting ME/CFS research funding in future COVID-19 response legislation. You can see the letter here and Senator Markey's press release here. Twelve other Senators signed the letter, including Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Angus S. King Jr. (I-Maine), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Michael Bennet (D-Col.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

If you contacted your Senators and they signed, please send them a thank you through Facebook or Twitter. If you contacted your Senators and they did not sign, please contact them again and ask why not. They will have another opportunity to support the ME/CFS community as early as next week when Senator Markey will introduce a Senate Resolution to raise awareness. And keep your eye out for our next action alert.