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    Folks, here is a request that deserves your consideration--and
    support.. LC can be important to us. Please send a note or make a
    call. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks. George<br>
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            <td>[NCHMembership] Support nomination of Dr. Carla Hayden
              to be Librarian of Congress</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:57:04 -0400</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Lee White <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lwhite@historycoalition.org"><lwhite@historycoalition.org></a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:NCHMembership@historycoalition.org">NCHMembership@historycoalition.org</a></td>
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              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:NCHPolicyBoard@historycoalition.org"><NCHPolicyBoard@historycoalition.org></a>,
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              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:NCHMembership@historycoalition.org"><NCHMembership@historycoalition.org></a>, Lee White
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      <div dir="ltr">Dear NCH members,
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        <div>President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Carla Hayden to become
          the 14th Librarian of Congress is pending before the US Senate
          and may be voted on at any time. We are asking you to send a
          legislative alert to your members to urge them to contact
          their senators and ask support for her confirmation. We are
          also urging that a vote be scheduled as soon as possible so
          she can assume her position which has been vacant since
          October 2015. </div>
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        <div>Dr. Hayden would become the first woman and the first
          African-American to lead the Library of Congress. She would
          also be the first librarian to serve in the post in 60 years. <br>
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          Please follow this link to the National Humanities Alliance’s
          legislative alert center where your members can contact their
          US Senators and urge their support of Dr. Hayden's
          nomination. </div>
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          Alternatively, they can call their senators through the US
          Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. They can find a list of
          senators through the US Senate's website at <a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.senate.gov/contact"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.senate.gov/contact">www.senate.gov/contact</a></a></div>
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        <div>Here's a link to the story on the NCH website that you can
          cut and paste from in crafting your message to your members.</div>
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href="http://historycoalition.org/2016/06/15/urge-the-senate-to-confirm-dr-carla-hayden-as-librarian-of-congress/">http://historycoalition.org/2016/06/15/urge-the-senate-to-confirm-dr-carla-hayden-as-librarian-of-congress/</a><br>
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        <div>In anticipation of your questions, I do not have any idea
          when her nomination will be considered. Once it is on the
          executive calendar it can come to the floor without notice.
          The hope is before the upcoming 4th of July recess. Her
          nomination was unanimously cleared by the Senate Rules
          Committee. I've been in contact with my counterpart at the
          American Library Association who said her nomination is not
          considered controversial. That said there is no telling when
          which is why we are asking for expedited consideration.</div>
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        <div>Please let me know if I can be of any assistance in getting
          this out to your members. It will be up on NCH's social media
          platforms momentarily.</div>
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          <div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Lee
            White
            <div>Executive Director</div>
            <div>National Coalition for History</div>
            <div>202-544-2422 x-116</div>
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