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2017

CFSAC Public Comment – Robie (Kristen) Robitaille
January 2017
CFSAC Public Comment – Leah Williams
January 2017

2016

USAWG Submits Testimony to Congress
April 2016
USAWG House Testimony
April 2016
Congressional Letter to NIH
September 2016
Community Letter to the CDC
November 2016
About the Community Letter to the CDC
November 2016
USAWG Submits Testimony to Senate
April 2016
Congressional Letter to NIH Director
Sept. 2016

2013-2015

Does Advocacy Work, P2P Edition
April 2015
Open Letter to Kathleen Sebelius
September 2013
Kenneth Casanova’s Letter to DSM-V Committee of the APA
Date Unknown

2012

National Advocacy State Concerns about Revisions to DSM-V
2012
Joint Request from the ME-CFS Community
2012
Joint Request to DHHS from the ME-CFS Community
June 2012
DHHS Response Prompts Second Letter
August 2012
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