Southern California Chapter Takes MS Advocacy to Capitol Hill 
Southern California MS Activists traveled to Washington, DC in March and visited with members of Congress to represent the interests of those affected by multiple sclerosis.
At the Society's 2010 MS Public Policy Conference, Chapter volunteers Mary Ann Braubach, Julie Kaufer, and Kim Phillips, accompanied by staff members Denise Nowack, Cheryl Roberto-Lvovsky and Leon LeBuffe, met with Congressman Henry Waxman and other key legislators at the nation’s capitol. Teams of advocates, in a sea of orange, created a buzz in several Southern California Congressional District Offices.
During these visits, MS Activists urged Congress to:
- full funding of respite care services
- Allocate $15 million for MS research from the Congressionally Directed Medical Programs
- advancement of the National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act
Inspired by MS Activists? Join the team