WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici met today with representatives of the New Mexico chapter of the ALS Association to discuss legislative issues relevant to awareness and treatment of ALS, which is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Renie Garciay Griego and David Meister, both of Albuquerque, met with Domenici in his Washington D.C. office. The issues they discussed included upcoming legislation pertaining to a national ALS registry, as well as DOD funding for further research concerning the disease.

ALS affects nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord and afflicts more than 5,600 people per year. The ALS Association advocates to increase public and private support of research concerning the disease, as well as health care reforms that respond to the demands that are imposed on those who have the disease.