Thanks to you and many in the public health community who have been speaking out to #EndTheBan on federal gun research, Congress is finally considering taking action. Time is of the essence! With the appropriations process coming to an end, the CDC rider is emerging to the forefront of the discussion. It appears there is a growing interest from members to remove the language from the funding bill. In fact, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi just drew a line in the sand and said that House Democrats will only support a final year end omnibus bill if the Dickey research ban is removed! Final negotiations on the funding bill will be worked in a matter of days. You helped get us to this point. Now, help us make sure we see our efforts through. Call Congress NOW and tell them to strike any language from the funding bill (also known as the Omnibus) that restricts the CDC and NIH from doing gun violence research. Whether you're in the public health community or not, your voice is needed today. Let's get this done! We have a short window to make an impact. Call and tweet the below examples: ACTION ALERT: CALL NOW and tell Congress to #EndTheBan on CDC gun research bit.ly/1TDeks1 #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/ek2R8PwYg8 After nearly 20 years, we can #EndTheBan right now. Call your member of Congress and tell them to take action NOW http://bit.ly/1TDeks1 It's time to #EndTheBan on CDC gun violence research. For too long we've been kept from facts that will save lives. bit.ly/1TDeks1 Thank you for your dedication, Sarah