C3 advocates worked hard to gain support in Congress for the National Cancer Institute’s goal of eliminating cancer death and suffering by the year 2015. Our work started on March 15, 2005 when we visited Capitol Hill as part of [One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC)](http://www.ovaconline.org). We asked our elected officials to sign onto a letter of support for the 2015 goal which would be sent to President Bush. After we returned home, we followed up with phone calls, letters and email.
In the end, C3 and other OVAC partners gathered support from:
* 275 Representatives (63%)- 139 Republicans, 135 Democrats, 1 Independent
* 92 Senators (92%)- 48 Republicans, 43 Democrats and 1 Independent
Did your elected officials support the letter?
* [Copy of the House 2015 letter with signatures](/pdf/House2015letter.pdf) (PDF)
* [Copy of the Senate 2015 letter with signatures](/pdf/Senate2015letter.pdf) (PDF)
Read on for a list of *all* signers, alphabetical by state. If your elected officials are on the list, let them know how much you appreciate their effort. If they’re not, write or call and ask them why not?
