March of Dimes
Champions for Change
 




Jill Wood
March of Dimes Virginia Volunteer

Testified on June 14, 2002 in support of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families. Testimony

Outcome:  Legislation signed by President George W. Bush into law (P.L. 110-204) on April 24, 2008.
Ryan Bott
March of Dimes Utah Volunteer

Testified on January 24, 2007 in support of state funding for the Utah Birth Defects Network before the Utah Legislature’s Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.  Testimony

Outcome:  $360,000 ongoing funding and $173,000 one-time funding secured for the Utah Birth Defects Network which collects data for detecting birth defects trends indicating areas for further research.
 
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