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From: "Victoria I Walch"
<vwalch@statearchivists.org><br>
To: archival_leaders@aall.archivists.org,
LocalGovt_Archives@lists.maine.edu<br>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:59:34 +0000<br>
Organization: CoSA<br>
Subject: [AALL] Fwd: ACTION ALERT: Contact your Senator on NHPRC
funding<br><br>
You may know that the the House of Representatives Subcommitee on
Financial Services and General Government voted to restore $10 million to
the federal budget to fund the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission (NHPRC) ($8 million for grants and $2 million for
administrative costs). Thanks to all of you who faxed or emailed letters
to your members of the House of Representatives to support that action.
Our voices were heard, and make a positive impact. But of course, there
is a next step--the Senate.<br><br>
We understand the Senate may begin their work on mark-up as soon as next
week (the week of June 18, much earlier than last year). It is important
that archivists fax, email, or call the office of your senators as soon
as possible and seek their support of restoring $10 million to NHPRC and
$2 million for administrative costs. <br><br>
If you are in one of the states that has a Senator on the Subcommittee,
it is particularly important for you to rally the support in your state
(Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Jersey, Washington). Contact information is available at
<a href="http://appropriations.senate.gov/financialservices.cfm">
http://appropriations.senate.gov/financialservices.cfm</a> or at
<a href="http://savearchives.pbwiki.com/f/SenateAppropCttee-June2007.doc">
http://savearchives.pbwiki.com/f/SenateAppropCttee-June2007.doc</a>.<br>
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If you do not have a senator on the subcommittee, please contact your
senators and ask them to call their colleagues, particularly Chairman
Richard Durbin (IL), to urge the restoration of funding. <br><br>
Guidelines for faxed letters/emails are available at
<a href="http://savearchives.pbwiki.com/Letters">
http://savearchives.pbwiki.com/Letters</a><br>
The National Coalition for History also provides advice on the pending
Senate action and an easy way to send emails at<br>
<a href="http://www.humanitiesadvocacy.org/action_ctr.html">
http://www.humanitiesadvocacy.org/action_ctr.html</a><br><br>
Your quick action on this couldn't be more important. Please send a
copies of your letters to me so we can track them<br><br>
Thank you!<br><br>
Vicki Walch<br>
Council of State Archivists<br>
<a href="mailto:vwalch@statearchivists.org">vwalch@statearchivists.org</a>
<br>
319-338-0248<br><br>
Democratic Subcommittee Members: <br>
Senator Richard Durbin (Chairman) (IL)<br>
Senator Patty Murray (WA)<br>
Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)<br>
Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ)<br>
Senator Ben Nelson (NE)<br><br>
Republican Subcommittee Members: <br>
Senator Sam Brownback (Ranking Member) (KS)<br>
Senator Christopher Bond (MO)<br>
Senator Richard Shelby (AL)<br>
Senator Wayne Allard (CO) <br>
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Janet M. Carleton - <carleton@ohio.edu> - 740/597-2527
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Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's Studies Bibliographer<br>
Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens,
Ohio<br>
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