<div class="gmail_quote"><font size="4" color="#333399">Society of Ohio Archivists, please consider contacting your</font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-size:large"> Senator Sherrod Brown, who is on the Senate Appropriates Committee. His contact information is highlighted below. For a list of NHPRC funded projects that have taken place in Ohio, please visit: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/projects/states-territories/oh.html">http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/projects/states-territories/oh.html</a> </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Action Alert: </strong><strong>Stop the Fiscal Disaster for Historical Records in the United States!</strong></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Tell the Senate Appropriations Committee to Fund NHPRC at $5 million</strong></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong><em><span style>If your Senator is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee: </span></em></strong><span style> Please call or fax the Senator’s office – <u>before close of business on Friday, June 8, 2012</u> – to ask for support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the “grant-making” arm of the National Archives and Records Administration. The Senate Appropriations Committee will be acting on the bill to fund NHPRC on Tuesday, June 12; all comments must be received by Friday, June 8. (See the list of Senate Appropriations Committee members below.)</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong><em>The Issue:</em></strong> The President’s FY13 appropriations budget request proposes only $3 million for NHPRC, a $2 million reduction from the current level of $5 million. This amount is not sufficient to support the ongoing programs and mission of the NHPRC at even a minimal level. It is up to Congress to preserve this program, which has already been cut substantially in previous fiscal years. <u>For FY 2013 we urge the Senate to provide at least $5 million (level funding) for the NHPRC grants program.</u> </div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong><em>Take Action!</em></strong> Call or fax your member on the Senate Appropriations Committee to express your support for restoration of $5 million for NHPRC funding as part of the National Archives budget. In your call or fax, speak to the specific benefits of NHPRC for your state/organization/users. The more the Senator understands the benefits to his or her constituents, the more convincing your message will be. Your message need not be extensive—a brief phone call or a one-page fax that speaks directly to the positive benefits that NHPRC brings to your state or organization can have a significant impact!<span> Please encourage archives, libraries, and other historical organizations to call or fax on behalf of their organization and users, too. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">More detailed contact information for your Senator can be found on the Senate website at: <a href="http://www.senate.gov/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.senate.gov</font></a>. </div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee are:</div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><u>Democratic members</u></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Daniel Inouye, Hawaii<span> <a href="tel:202-224-3934" value="+12022243934" target="_blank">202-224-3934</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-6747" value="+12022246747" target="_blank">202-224-6747</a> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont<span> <a href="tel:202-224-4242" value="+12022244242" target="_blank">202-224-4242</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-3479" value="+12022243479" target="_blank">202-224-3479</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Tom Harkin, Iowa<span> <a href="tel:202-224-3254" value="+12022243254" target="_blank">202-224-3254</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-9369" value="+12022249369" target="_blank">202-224-9369</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Barbara Milkulski, Maryland<span> <a href="tel:202-224-4654" value="+12022244654" target="_blank">202-224-4654</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-8858" value="+12022248858" target="_blank">202-224-8858</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Herb Kohl, Wisconsin<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5653" value="+12022245653" target="_blank">202-224-5653</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-9787" value="+12022249787" target="_blank">202-224-9787</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Patty Murray, Washington<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2621" value="+12022242621" target="_blank">202-224-2621</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-0238" value="+12022240238" target="_blank">202-224-0238</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Dianne Feinstein, California<span> <a href="tel:202-224-3841" value="+12022243841" target="_blank">202-224-3841</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-3954" value="+12022283954" target="_blank">202-228-3954</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Richard J. Durbin, Illinois<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2152" value="+12022242152" target="_blank">202-224-2152</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-0400" value="+12022280400" target="_blank">202-228-0400</a> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Tim Johnson, South Dakota<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5842" value="+12022245842" target="_blank">202-224-5842</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-5765" value="+12022285765" target="_blank">202-228-5765</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Mary Landrieu, Louisiana<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5824" value="+12022245824" target="_blank">202-224-5824</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-9735" value="+12022249735" target="_blank">202-224-9735</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Jack Reed, Rhode Island<span> <a href="tel:202-224-4642" value="+12022244642" target="_blank">202-224-4642</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-4680" value="+12022244680" target="_blank">202-224-4680</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey<span> <a href="tel:202-224-3224" value="+12022243224" target="_blank">202-224-3224</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-4054" value="+12022284054" target="_blank">202-228-4054</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Ben Nelson, Nebraska<span> <a href="tel:202-224-6551" value="+12022246551" target="_blank">202-224-6551</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-0012" value="+12022280012" target="_blank">202-228-0012</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Mark Pryor, Arkansas<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2353" value="+12022242353" target="_blank">202-224-2353</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-0908" value="+12022280908" target="_blank">202-228-0908</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Jon Tester, Montana<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2644" value="+12022242644" target="_blank">202-224-2644</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-8594" value="+12022248594" target="_blank">202-224-8594</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,102)">Sherrod Brown, Ohio<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2315" value="+12022242315" target="_blank">202-224-2315</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-6321" value="+12022286321" target="_blank">202-228-6321</a></span></b></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><u>Republican members:</u></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Thad Cochran, Mississippi<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5054" value="+12022245054" target="_blank">202-224-5054</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-9450" value="+12022249450" target="_blank">202-224-9450</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Mitch McConnell, Kentucky<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2541" value="+12022242541" target="_blank">202-224-2541</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-2499" value="+12022242499" target="_blank">202-224-2499</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Richard Shelby, Alabama<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5744" value="+12022245744" target="_blank">202-224-5744</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-3416" value="+12022243416" target="_blank">202-224-3416</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5922" value="+12022245922" target="_blank">202-224-5922</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-0776" value="+12022240776" target="_blank">202-224-0776</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Lamar Alexander, Tennessee<span> <a href="tel:202-224-4944" value="+12022244944" target="_blank">202-224-4944</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-3398" value="+12022283398" target="_blank">202-228-3398</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Susan Collins, Maine<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2523" value="+12022242523" target="_blank">202-224-2523</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-2693" value="+12022242693" target="_blank">202-224-2693</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Lisa Murkowski, Alaska<span> <a href="tel:202-224-6665" value="+12022246665" target="_blank">202-224-6665</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-5301" value="+12022245301" target="_blank">202-224-5301</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Lindsey Graham, South Carolina<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5972" value="+12022245972" target="_blank">202-224-5972</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-4611" value="+12022284611" target="_blank">202-228-4611</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Mark Kirk, Illinois<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2854" value="+12022242854" target="_blank">202-224-2854</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-4611" value="+12022284611" target="_blank">202-228-4611</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Dan Coats, Indiana<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5623" value="+12022245623" target="_blank">202-224-5623</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-1820" value="+12022281820" target="_blank">202-228-1820</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Roy Blunt, Missouri<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5721" value="+12022245721" target="_blank">202-224-5721</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-8149" value="+12022248149" target="_blank">202-224-8149</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Jerry Moran, Kansas<span> <a href="tel:202-224-6521" value="+12022246521" target="_blank">202-224-6521</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-6966" value="+12022286966" target="_blank">202-228-6966</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">John Hoeven, North Dakota<span> <a href="tel:202-224-2551" value="+12022242551" target="_blank">202-224-2551</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-224-7999" value="+12022247999" target="_blank">202-224-7999</a></span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Ron Johnson, Wisconsin<span> <a href="tel:202-224-5323" value="+12022245323" target="_blank">202-224-5323</a> | fax <a href="tel:202-228-6965" value="+12022286965" target="_blank">202-228-6965</a></span></div>
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