Rep. Dan Reitz,
Gloria Linnertz,
Governor Pat Quinn
April 23 was Lung Health Advocacy Day in my state capitol, Springfield, IL sponsored by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago (RHAMC); and I was delighted to be invited to attend and involved again this year. Approximately 30 advocates shared their stories with our Illinois representatives and senators throughout that day and the previous evening during a dinner at the Governor’s mansion. Our message to the legislators was generally a request for legislative action to improve the lung health of the citizens of Illinois with the support and sponsorship of specific bills. The organization and effort by RHAMC to arrange for this communication between the legislators and their constituents is invaluable!
Dan Reitz, my representative was the cheif sponsor of the radon bills which were introduced in the House and passed successfully to the Senate. Radon bills before the senators include HB4223, HB1088 and HB2439 which address recommending schools to be tested for radon, requiring approval for radon testing devices by IEMA and establishing a task force to make recommendations for radon control methods in newly constructed homes. I had a few brief moments to share my husband’s story with Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Maggie Hunter and Senator Mark Maloney. My senator, Dave Luechtefeld, is sponsoring HB4223, Senator Iris Martinez has taken over chief sponsorship of HB 2439 and Senator Jackie Collins is sponsoring HB1088.Gloria Linnertz,
Governor Pat Quinn
April 23 was Lung Health Advocacy Day in my state capitol, Springfield, IL sponsored by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago (RHAMC); and I was delighted to be invited to attend and involved again this year. Approximately 30 advocates shared their stories with our Illinois representatives and senators throughout that day and the previous evening during a dinner at the Governor’s mansion. Our message to the legislators was generally a request for legislative action to improve the lung health of the citizens of Illinois with the support and sponsorship of specific bills. The organization and effort by RHAMC to arrange for this communication between the legislators and their constituents is invaluable!
I managed to drop by the offices of several senators to leave my card and a Cancer Survivors Against Radon brochure requesting support and sponsorship for the radon bills in the senate. My message is that approximately 25,000 people in the U.S. die of lung cancer each year from radon gas (1,200 in Illinois). This is preventab
le. The legislators have the opportunity to use their power to support bills that will help educate our citizens about this silent killer and to help save lives. Our citizens and our legislators are not aware of the deadly power of radon and it is up to us to teach them. We can win the war on lung cancer through PREVENTION! Radon gas can be prevented. Hopefully I will be able to meet with Governor Pat Quinn to seek further action against radon.
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