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<h1>Washington Update for August 1, 2013</h1>
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<h3><a title="Permanent Link to Speak Up Now! Oppose 49% Cut to NEH Funding!" rel="Bookmark" href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/speak-up-now-oppose-49-cut-to-neh-funding/" target="_blank"><font color="#2e477c">Speak Up Now! Oppose 49% Cut to NEH Funding!</font></a></h3>
<h4>Thursday, August 1st, 2013</h4>
<p>On July 31, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee considered a 49 percent ($71 million) cut to the National Endowment for the Humanities. We must act now to make our voices heard and prevent these devastating cuts from being enacted. <a href="http://cqrcengage.com/nhalliance/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=13768" target="_blank">Please send messages to your elected officials today by clicking this link</a>. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/speak-up-now-oppose-49-cut-to-neh-funding/#more-5540" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a title="Permanent Link to House Appropriations Panel Delays Action on NEH Funding" rel="Bookmark" href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/house-appropriations-panel-delays-action-on-neh-funding/" target="_blank"><font color="#2e477c">House Appropriations Panel Delays Action on NEH Funding</font></a></h3>
<h4>Thursday, August 1st, 2013</h4>
<p>After a lengthy debate, the House Appropriations Committee adjourned for the August recess without taking a final vote on a fiscal 2014 Interior and Environment bill. The committee intends to take it up again in September. The bill includes a 49 percent ($71 million) cut to the NEH, down from the fiscal 2013 level of $146 million. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/house-appropriations-panel-delays-action-on-neh-funding/#more-5534" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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