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                                  ALAWON
                      ALA Washington Office Newsline
                     An electronic publication of the
              American Library Association Washington Office

                            Volume 2, Number 16
                              April 29, 1993

   In this issue:
     FINAL CALL - ACTION NEEDED ON KILDEE LETTER

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                FINAL CALL - ACTION NEEDED ON KILDEE LETTER

The joint letter spearheaded by Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) is really picking
up steam, with 53 Members of Congress now committed to signing on.  The
letter, addressed to the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee
on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, requests that the
subcommittee provide funding at current year levels for the zeroed-out
titles under the Library Services and Construction Act and the Higher
Education Act library programs.

Obtaining commitments to sign the Kildee letter was the top priority action
for participants in Library Legislative Day visits to congressional offices
on April 20.  Results so far are very good, but we're still missing some
Representatives whose offices indicated support.  The deadline is Friday,
April 30, although Rep. Kildee's office will probably continue to accept
new cosigners during the first part of next week as they collect the actual
signatures from other offices. 

The list of those who have committed to signing the letter (and in that
order) is shown below.

Kildee (D-MI) 
Strickland (D-OH)
Nadler (D-NY)
Jacobs (D-IN)
Evans (D-IL)
Wise (D-WV)
Hastings (D-FL)
Rahall (D-WV)
Morella (R-MD)
Kopetski (D-OR)
Hochbrueckner (D-NY)
Poshard (D-IL)
Mfume (D-MD)
Gutierrez (D-IL)
Lancaster (D-NC)
Collins, Cardiss (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Byrne (D-VA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Murphy (D-PA)
Owens (D-NY)
Volkmer (D-MO)
Slaughter (D-NY)
Maloney (D-NY)
Traficant (D-OH)
Gejdenson (D-CT)
DeFazio (D-OR)
Andrews, Robert (D-NJ)
Oberstar (D-MN)
Roemer (D-IN)
McCloskey (D-IN)
Hamilton (D-IN)
Bonior (D-MI)
Carr (D-MI)
Hinchey (D-NY)
Reed (D-RI)
Stupak (D-MI)
Roberts (R-KS)
Clay (D-MO)
LaFalce (D-NY)
Boucher (D-VA)
Frank (D-MA)
Hall, Ralph (D-TX)
Weldon (R-PA)
Rush (D-IL)
Velazquez (D-NY)
Peterson, Collin (D-MN)
Petri (R-WI)
Pallone (D-NJ)
Tauzin (D-LA)
Engel (D-NY)
Andrews, Michael (D-TX)
Bryant (D-TX)

ACTION NEEDED:  If your Representative isn't on this list, don't hesitate
to make a phone call (202-225-3121 will connect you with the House
operator) and indicate that you expect to see his or her signature on the
Kildee letter.  If you've had any indications of support, keep pressing
until you are assured your Representative's name is on the list.  The
message to your Member's staff person:  Sign on to Rep. Kildee's letter to
Chairman Natcher on library funding by calling Larry Rosenthal in Rep.
Kildee's office (225-3611).  

Reminder:  The programs proposed for elimination total $44 million and
include LSCA II for construction/renovation of public libraries, LSCA V for
acquisition of foreign language materials, LSCA VI for library literacy
programs, HEA II-A college library and technology grants, HEA II-B library
education and research, HEA II-C for access to major research library
resources, and HEA VI-A section 607 acquisition of foreign research
materials.

Special Reminder to Academic Librarians and Library Educators and Library
School Students:  The continued existence of any federal support for
academic and research libraries, and for library fellowships, training, and
research is at stake.  It's much harder for a Democratic Congress to oppose
a budget request of a Democratic President than it was to ignore a zero
budget request from an Administration of the opposing political party.  If
HEA library programs are lost for a year, they may be lost for good.  Our
best way to show strong support for continuing these programs is with a
longer list of cosigners on the Kildee letter.  Make that call today!

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