Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources: U.S. Senators

Monday, May 22, 2017

U.S. Senators, 115th Congress, Contacted

Contact your U.S. State Senator if you feel that a medical facility has discriminated against you due to your allergy to corn.

Sen. Richard Shelby, Alabama, @SenShelby
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama, @SenatorSessions
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, @lisamurkowski
Sen. Dan Sullivan, Alaska, @SenDanSullivan
Sen. John McCain, Arizona, @SenJohnMcCain
Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona, @JeffFlake
Sen. John Boozman, Arkansas, @JohnBoozman
Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas, @SenTomCotton
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California, @SenFeinstein
Sen. Kamala Harris, California, @KamalaHarris
Sen. Michael F. Bennet, Colorado, @SenBennetCO
Sen. Cory Gardner, Colorado, @SenCoryGardner
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut, @SenBlumenthal
Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut, @SenMurphyOffice
Sen. Tom Carper, Delaware, @SenatorCarper
Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware, @ChrisCoons
Sen. Bill Nelson, Florida, @SenBillNelson
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida, @marcorubio
Sen. Johnny Isakson, Georgia, @SenatorIsakson
Sen. David Perdue, Georgia, @sendavidperdue
Sen. Brian Schatz, Hawaii, @SenBrianSchatz
Sen. Mazie Hirono, Hawaii, @maziehirono
Sen. Mike Crapo, Idaho, @MikeCrapo
Sen. Jim Risch, Idaho, @JimRisch
Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois, @SenatorDurbin
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Illinois, @SenDuckworth
Sen. Joe Donnelly, Indiana, @SenDonnelly
Sen. Todd Young, Indiana, @SenToddYoung
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa, @ChuckGrassley
Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa, @SenJoniErnst
Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas, @SenPatRoberts
Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas, @JerryMoran
Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky, @McConnellPress
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky, @RandPaul
Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana, @BillCassidy
Sen. John N. Kennedy, Louisiana, @SenJohnKennedy
Sen. Susan Collins, Maine, @SenatorCollins
Sen. Angus King, Maine, @SenAngusKing
Sen. Ben Cardin, Maryland, @SenatorCardin
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland, @ChrisVanHollen
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts, @SenWarren
Sen. Ed Markey, Massachusetts, @SenMarkey
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Michigan, @stabenow
Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan, @SenGaryPeters
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota, @amyklobuchar
Sen. Al Franken, Minnesota, @alfranken
Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi, @SenThadCochran
Sen. Roger Wicker, Mississippi, @SenatorWicker
Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri, @clairecmc
Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri, @RoyBlunt
Sen. John Tester, Montana, @SenatorTester
Sen. Steve Daines, Montana, @SteveDaines
Sen. Deb Fischer, Nebraska, @SenatorFischer
Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska, @SenSasse
Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada, @SenDeanHeller
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada, @SenCortezMasto
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire, @SenatorShaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire, @SenatorHassan
Sen. Bob Menendez, New Jersey, @SenatorMenendez
Sen. Cory Booker, New Jersey, @CoryBooker
Sen. Tom Udall, New Mexico, @SenatorTomUdall
Sen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico, @MartinHeinrich
Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York, @SenSchumer
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, @SenGillibrand
Sen. Richard Burr, North Carolina, @SenatorBurr
Sen. Thom Tillis, North Carolina, @SenThomTillis
Sen. John Hoeven, North Dakota, @SenJohnHoeven
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota, @SenatorHeitkamp
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio, @SenSherrodBrown
Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio, @senrobportman
Sen. Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma, @jiminhofe
Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma, @SenatorLankford
Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon, @RonWyden
Sen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon, @SenJeffMerkley
Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania, @SenBobCasey
Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, @SenToomey
Sen. Jack Reed, Rhode Island, @SenJackReed
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island, @SenWhitehouse
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, @LindseyGrahamSC
Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina, @SenatorTimScott
Sen. John Thune, South Dakota, @SenJohnThune
Sen. Mike Rounds, South Dakota, @SenatorRounds
Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, @SenAlexander
Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee, @SenBobCorker
Sen. John Cornyn, Texas, @JohnCornyn
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas, @SenTedCruz
Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah, @SenOrrinHatch
Sen. Mike Lee, Utah, @SenMikeLee
Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont, @SenatorLeahy
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont, @SenSanders
Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia, @MarkWarner
Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia, @timkaine
Sen. Patty Murray, Washington, @PattyMurray
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Washington, @SenatorCantwell
Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia, @Sen_JoeManchin
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia, @SenCapito
Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin, @SenRonJohnson
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin, @SenatorBaldwin
Sen. Mike Enzi, Wyoming, @SenatorEnzi
Sen. John Barrasso, Wyoming, @SenJohnBarrasso

Published Corn Allergy Studies/Statistics (“. . . Maize major allergen . . .”)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/05/published-corn-allergy-studies.html

Baxter Labs specifically warns about administering dextrose IV fluids to corn-allergic patients.

"Solutions containing dextrose should be used with caution, if at all, in patients with known allergy to corn or corn products." - Page 3

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/016679s104,016682s105,016692s095,019367s026lbl.pdf

"Probable anaphylactic reaction to corn-derived dextrose solution."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1808842

BCPharmacists, "Warning: corn-related allergens . . ."

http://library.bcpharmacists.org/6_Resources/6-7_ReadLinks/ReadLinks-MayJun2007.pdf

DEXTROSE (CORN SUGAR): FDA FEDERAL REGULATION, GRAS - 184.1857

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1857

“Corn Products and Derivatives List,” Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), 6/6/17