ADAO “Asbestos: The Impact on Public Health and the Environment” Senate Staff Briefing

ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Two U.S. Senators to Send Staffers to the ADAO Briefing on July 17

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will continue to make your voices heard when we return to Washington D.C. on July 17th, 2014 for our sixth Congressional Staff Briefing, entitled “Asbestos: The Impact on Public Health and the Environment.” This Senate Staff Briefing boasts an impressive list of speakers and a range of asbestos topics including:

  • Asbestos: History, Facts, and Stats – Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant
  • Diagnosing and Treating Asbestos-Related Diseases – Christine Oliver, MD, MPH, MS, FACPM
  • Asbestos Exposures in Homes, Schools, and Workplaces – Tony Rich, Industrial Hygienist
  • Asbestos Took My Son Away – Sandra Neuenschwander, Mesothelioma Victim
  • Asbestos Impact: Medically, Legally, and TSCA Reform – Linda Reinstein, President, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

Although this briefing is open only to members of Congress and their staff, your voice can still be heard.

  1. Call your two U.S. Senators (you can sort by state) to confirm they have received our invitation and urge them to send a staffer to our staff briefing on July 17 at noon. ADAO hand-delivered invitations to every Senate office; however, if they have not received our invitation, please fax or email them another copy of our Briefing Invitation.

Please use this PHONE script and notify us when you call through Facebook or E-mail:

Hello, My name is (first name) and I am a constituent in (State). On behalf of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, I’m calling to confirm that you have received the invitation to the ADAO Senate Staff Briefing Luncheon on July 17th at noon. Please encourage my Senator to send a health and environmental staffer to the Asbestos: The Impact on Public Health and the Environment briefing. Did you receive the ADAO briefing invitation. It is very important to me that a staffer from your office attends. Please RSVP by July 10th.  If you have not received the invitation, may we e-mail it to you?  We hope to see you there. Thank you.

If they have not received it, please e-mail a copy using this message-

Dear Scheduler, My name is (first name) and I am a constituent in (state). On behalf of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization I wanted to invite you to the ADAO Senate Staff Briefing Luncheon on July 17th at noon. Please encourage my Senator to send a health and environmental staffer to the Asbestos: The Impact on Public Health and the Environment briefing. It is very important to me that a staffer from your office attends. Please RSVP by July 10th. Please see the link for the invitation– http://bit.ly/2014ADAOBRIEFING RSVP LINK: http://bit.ly/ADAORSVP   Sincerely, (name)

ADAO would like to express our sincere gratitude to our wonderful briefing speakers, attendees, volunteers, and committed individuals for their interest in protecting civil rights and public health. Please email info@adao.us with any questions. In unity, Linda Social Networks