Hi everyone! The Lyme Patient Advocacy Project has organized a Call On Congress event that you can participate in from the comfort of your own home on Tuesday, Jan 26th and Wednesday, Jan 27th. Join the call and tweet storm! Details can be found on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1739734586248693/ And for those of you not on FB, info is at: http://lymestats.org Note: Feel free to use any Lyme Stats graphics as aids in your calls or add them to your tweets! Here's a link to the press release: http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=201786 If you are on Twitter, please send the following sequence of tweets to each of your representatives. You can find the Twitter handles at: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/take-action/know-your-representative @ [Twitter Handle] I am your constituent. I have a grievance with CDC’s Lyme disease program #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] CDC has failed to protect the public from Lyme disease #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] I call for Congressional oversight of CDC’s Lyme disease program #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] I call for reform of CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] Why does CDC reject good science and stick to failed policies on Lyme? #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] Why does CDC allow a private group to determine federal policy on Lyme disease? #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight @ [Twitter Handle] Why does CDC provide preferential treatment to the Infectious Diseases Society of America? #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight @ [Twitter Handle] Why did IDSA pass a resolution to “oppose patient legislative initiatives”? #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] Why did CDC & NIH employees attend secret meetings with Ad Hoc Lyme Group? #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] Why did a disproportionate amount of Lyme research $$ go to Yale, NY Med. College #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate @ [Twitter Handle] Why did CDC purchase $15K of “tick cards” from American Lyme Disease Foundation? OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate http://tinyurl.com/LymeGate Lyme Patients to Call Congress for Decisive Action on Epidemic 1/26-27 http://tinyurl.com/CDCoversight #OneBiteAway #CDCoversight #Lymegate