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                                                             ISSN 1069-7799
                                  ALAWON
                      ALA Washington Office Newsline
                     An electronic publication of the
              American Library Association Washington Office

                            Volume 3, Number 6
                             February 2, 1994

   In this issue: (85 lines)
     HOT NEWS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS
     PENNY-KASICH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
     
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          REP. REED OF RHODE ISLAND--SCHOOL LIBRARY BILL CHAMPION

On Tuesday, February 1, Representative Jack Reed (D-RI) proposed HR 1151--
the Elementary, Secondary School Library Media Bill as an amendment to HR
6, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill, and the
amendment was approved by the subcommittee.  The full Education and Labor
Committee will consider HR 6 on Tuesday, February 8.  The Elementary,
Secondary School Library Media Bill proposes dedicated funding for school
library media resources.  The authorization level for FY95 would be
$200,000,000 and "such sums as may be necessary" for each of the following
years. 

Reps. Reed and Gunderson (R-WI) spoke in favor of the amendment, and
Representative Reed showed committee members copies of titles of obsolete
and inaccurate books which had just been discarded by a high school
librarian. 
  
Action Needed:  Thank Subcommittee members for adopting HR 1151 as an
amendment to HR 6.  Contact members of the Education and Labor Committee
and ask for support of HR 6 as amended by the Subcommittee.  Ask them to
resist any attempts to strip the Elementary, Secondary School Library Media
bill from the legislation. 

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                  PENNY-KASICH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

In a move sure to be repeated throughout the next budget and appropriations
cycle, Reps. Tim Penny (D-MN) and John Kasich (R-OH), joined by Reps. Jim
Nussle (R-IA) and Gary Condit (D-CA) on January 28, released a list of
about 70 spending cuts that could be used to fund disaster relief for the
California earthquake.  Proposed cuts included the now-famous reduction of
the Federal workforce by 252,000 as well as cuts of 7.5 percent in
Legislative Branch Appropriations (Library of Congress and GPO would be
impacted here); 5 percent cut in Executive Office of the President and
elimination of 4 education programs, LSCA II--Library Construction
included.  The intent was to offer pay-as-you-go cuts in spending to offset
the emergency aid to California.  

Appropriators considered the emergency aid package to California on
Tuesday, February 1, and rejected an amendment offered by Rep. John Myers
(R-IN) to offset the spending with the Penny-Kasich proposal.  The
supplemental appropriations bill will also include $750 million for
highways still needing repair from the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and
$1.2 billion for military peace-keeping operations in Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq
and Haiti.  A House vote on the package is expected on February 3.  

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