ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 13, Number 22
April 1, 2004

In This Issue: Thank Your Members for Signing onto Appropriations Letter

Following is an alphabetical list (by state) of the Members of Congress who signed onto a letter to House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees circulated by Representative Raśl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Representative Robert Simmons (R-CT) in the House of Representatives, and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME) in the Senate. The letter asked House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees to appropriate $232 million for LSTA and $100 million for Improving Literacy Through School Libraries for FY2005.

If your member is on the list below, please thank them for signing on to this important request for better library funding. If your member is not on the list, please take this opportunity to remind him or her of the importance of adequate funding for our nation's libraries. 

FINAL SIGNATURES FOR FY05 HOUSE & SENATE DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER

Arkansas: Rep. Ross, Rep. Snyder
California: Sen. Boxer, Sen. Feinstein, Rep. Becerra, Rep. S. Davis, Rep. Eshoo, Rep. Filner, Rep. Harman, Rep. Lantos, Rep. Lofgren, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Rep. Schiff, Rep. Solis, Rep. Tauscher, Rep. Watson, Rep. Waters, Rep. Waxman, Rep. Woolsey
Connecticut: Sen. Dodd, Rep. Simmons
Hawaii: Sen. Akaka
Indiana: Sen. Lugar, Sen. Bayh, Rep. Hill
Illinois: Sen. Durbin, Rep. D. Davis, Rep. Guitierrez
Maine: Sen. Collins, Sen. Snowe
Massachusetts: Sen. Kennedy, Sen. Kerry, Rep. Frank, Rep. McGovern, Rep. Tierney
Maryland: Sen. Sarbanes, Sen. Mikulski, Rep. VanHollen
Michigan: Sen. Stabenow, Rep. Dingell, Rep. Kildee
Minnesota: Sen. Dayton, Rep. Oberstar
Mississippi: Sen. Cochran
Missouri: Rep. Clay, Rep. K. McCarthy, Rep. Skelton
New Jersey: Sen. Corzine, Sen. Lautenberg, Rep. Andrews, Rep. Holt, Rep. Payne
New Mexico: Sen. Bingaman, Rep. Grijalva
New York: Sen. Schumer, Sen. Clinton, Rep. Crowley, Rep. Hinchey, Rep. Maloney, Rep. McHugh, Rep. McNulty, Rep. Owens
North Carolina: Rep. Bob Etheridge, Rep. Jones, Rep. McIntyre
Ohio: Rep. Kucinich
Oregon: Sen. Wyden
Rhode Island: Sen. Reed
South Carolina: Sen. Graham
South Dakota: Sen. Daschle, Sen. Tim Johnson
Texas: Rep. Martin Frost, Rep. G. Green, Rep. Hinojosa, Rep. Lampson, Rep. Rodriguez,
Vermont: Sen. Leahy, Sen. Jeffords, Rep. Sanders
Washington: Sen. Murray
West Virginia: Sen. Rockefeller, Rep. Rahall
Wisconsin: Sen. Feingold, Sen. Kohl, Rep. Schakowsky

District of Columbia: Norton
U.S. Virgin Islands: Rep. Christiansen


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