ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 11, Number 56
July ?, 2002

In This Issue: ACTION NEEDED: SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE TO MARK-UP NEXT WEEK

The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee will meet July 16 or 17 to mark up this year's FY2003 appropriations bill, that includes funding for both LSTA and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program as well as many other library programs (see the ALA Washington Office web site  FY2003 funding chart http://www.ala.org/washoff).

Please stress the importance of funding the Library Services and Technology Act at the $350 million level for FY2003.  The Improving Literacy Through Libraries program should be funded at least at the $100 million level to ensure that the program will be distributed to all states.  Although the Senate allocations are at a higher level than the House, there are large competing programs in the Labor HHS Education bill, such as health research and many large education programs like Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities funding, so it is important that Senators hear from many library supporters.  

If any of the following are your Senators, please CALL OR FAX THEM IMMEDIATELY....BEFORE July 17.  Ask for the Appropriations staff person to deliver your message.

Senators:

Tom Harkin, Iowa, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee  (202) 224-8221-- FAX 202-224-1360
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania (202) 224-4254-FAX 202-228-1229
Fritz Hollings, South Carolina (202) 224-6121 - FAX 202-224-4293
Daniel Inouye, Hawaii (202) 224-3934 -FAX 202-224-6747
Harry Reid, Nevada (202) 224-3542 -FAX 202-224-7327
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (202) 224-5653 -FAX 202-224-9787
Patty Murray, Washington (202) 224-2621 -FAX 202-224-0238
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana  (202) 224-5824 -FAX 202-224-9735
Robert Byrd, West Virginia (202) 224-3954 -FAX 202-228-0002
Thad Cochran, Mississippi (202) 202-224-5054 -FAX 202-224-9450
Judd Gregg, New Hampshire (202) 224-3324 -FAX 202-224-4952
Larry Craig, Idaho (202) 224-2752 -FAX 202-228-1067
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas (202) 224-5922 -FAX 202-224-0776
Ted Stevens, Alaska (202) 224-3004 -FAX 202-224-2354
Michael DeWine, Ohio (202) 224-2315 -FAX 202-224-6519

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