[SOA] FW: NCH: Trump FY19 Budget Proposes Massive Cuts to History & Humanities Funding Again

Tue Feb 13 20:56:44 EST 2018

Hey SOA Colleagues,

Please take this opportunity to contact your Congressional 
Representative and our US Senators to speak positively for the 
agencies--NEH, IMLS, NHPRC-- named in the NCH email, urging these 
members to fund these agencies in the new budget year.

It is easy to reach our federal legislators, whether by email, 
telephone, US Mail, or a visit to DC or a district office. My usual path 
is to go through either "us senate.gov" or "house.gov" and then look for 
the list of senators or the list of representatives (clicking here will 
lead you to the representatives from each state, e.g., Ohio, then 
district by district). Linking with members will lead you to web sites 
that has information on offices, phone numbers, and a box for writing an 
email directly to the respective legislator (and his/her staff). Most 
phone numbers take messages after hours.

Remember, no one can argue our case more forcefully than we ourselves; 
it helps when others support us but that support gets diluted if we do 
not first speak for ourselves.

George Bain, Co-Chair, SOA Advocacy & Outreach Committee

On 2/13/2018 4:23 PM, Carleton, Janet via OHIOARCHIVISTS wrote:
> Trump FY19 Budget Proposes Massive Cuts to History & Humanities 
> Funding Again
>
> *From:*National Coalition for History 
> [mailto:lwhite=historycoalition.org at mail134.atl221.rsgsv.net] *On 
> Behalf Of *National Coalition for History
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 13, 2018 3:11 PM
> *To:* Carleton, Janet <carleton at ohio.edu>
> *Subject:* Trump FY19 Budget Proposes Massive Cuts to History & 
> Humanities Funding Again
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> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=1416c974a9&e=994dc209a0>
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> *Trump FY19 Budget Proposes Drastic Cuts to History & Humanities 
> Funding Again*
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>
> On February 12, President Trump sent his budget request to Congress 
> for fiscal year (FY) 2019. Like last year, it proposes devastating 
> cuts to federal humanities and history funding, including elimination 
> of the National Endowment for the Humanities 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=db1e3efe08&e=994dc209a0> 
> (NEH), Institute of Museum and Library Services 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=29237ab878&e=994dc209a0> 
> (IMLS), the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=b601d76821&e=994dc209a0> 
> and several key education and preservation programs. To see detailed 
> numbers for agencies and programs affecting our interests, click here 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=fa5763f9e6&e=994dc209a0>.
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> The major point to remember is that Congress ultimately controls 
> appropriations, not the president. In addition, Trump’s request does 
> not take into account the $132 billion increase in nondefense 
> discretionary spending over the next two budget cycles that Congress 
> authorized in its most recent continuing resolution to keep the 
> government operating.
>
> Leaders of both parties have pronounced Trump’s FY19 budget “dead on 
> arrival,” and these draconian cuts are unlikely to pass. Quite simply, 
> the president is appealing to his base by paying lip service to 
> downsizing the government, while not proposing a realistic budget for 
> Congress to use as a starting point. For example, Trump’s proposed 
> elimination of four cultural agencies, even if enacted, would have a 
> miniscule impact on the deficit. According to the Washington Post 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=90e1ccddcd&e=994dc209a0>, 
> the budgets for the NEH, IMLS, the National Endowment for the Arts, 
> and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting combined account for less 
> than $1 billion of the $4.4 trillion federal budget.
>
> Our community can and should fight vigorously against these proposed 
> cuts, but there is no need to panic. We need to focus our attention, 
> as we always have, on the appropriations subcommittees with 
> jurisdiction over the programs that affect our constituents. The 
> budget process is complex, as you can see in this chart from NEH 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=284556150f&e=994dc209a0>, 
> but NCH will be advocating for history-related agencies every step of 
> the way. We have built lasting relationships in Congress over the 
> years that we can draw upon, including the History Caucus in the House.
>
> Your voice had an impact last year – while a final FY18 budget has not 
> yet been passed, the House and Senate appropriations committees have 
> largely ignored Trump’s previous request and continued to fund our key 
> programs and agencies at generally close to level funding. We need to 
> keep up the pressure on Congress to ensure that the same happens this 
> year.
>
> Once again, in collaboration with our colleagues at the National 
> Humanities Alliance 
> <https://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=0bda0fd0b5&e=994dc209a0>, 
> we are issuing our initial legislative alerts asking you to contact 
> your Members of Congress. We will try not to overload you with similar 
> requests, but when we do be assured it is important for you to act 
> promptly.
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