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Hi Everyone, Another opportunity to make a difference. Although these emails may appear to arrive in your inbox rather frequently, please don't dismiss them as unimportant. That is exactly the reaction those who are looking to cut the budget want. It requires effort and patience to keep pushing back and to talk to your Senators and Representatives. Thank you in advance for all your help!! Laura ps the info you need to contact the legislators is below ********************************** APSE ACTION ALERT MORE ACTION NEEDED ON FEDERAL BUDGET - THIS TIME IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Now that the Senate has adopted the Specter/Harkin Amendment to the Senate Budget bill adding an additional $7 billion dollars to for federal health, education and training funding, the action is moving to the House of Representatives. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-RI) will offer the Specter-Harkin amendment in the House of Representatives Budget Committee mark-up on Wednesday. At this writing, there is no Republican co-sponsor for the amendment, which could prove problemmatic. It is very important that the members of the House Budget Committee hear from LOTS of their constitutents. ACTION: Contact the Members of the Committee listed below and ask them to support the addition of $7 billion to the 2007 congressional budget to support health, education and training programs. Point out this action will parallel the Specter-Harkin Amendment in the Senate, and it will be offered by Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Republican Members of the House Budget Committee follow. To contact their office, either call the Congressional operator at 202-224-3121 and ask for the Member's office or go to www.house.gov and go to the home page of your Representative. You can also get contact information from www.congress.org. If your Rep. is not listed below, do not let that dissuade you from acting. Contact your own Representatives and ask them to use their influence with their colleagues on the House Budget Committee to gain support for Rep. DeLauro's efforts to secure additional 2007 funding for health, education and training. Alabama - Jo Bonner Mississippi - Roger Wicker California - Dan Lungren California - John Campbell Mississippi - Roger Wicker Missouri - Kenny Holshof Florida - Ander Crenshaw Florida- Mario Diaz-Balart Florida - Connie Mack Florida - Adam Putnam Idaho - Mike Simpson Indiana - Chris Chocola Iowa - Jim Nussell (Budget Comm. Chair) Kansas - Jim Ryun Michigan - Thaddeus McCotter New Hampshire: Jeb Bradley New Jersey - Scott Garrett North Carolina - Patrick McHenry South Carolina - Gresham Barrett Texas - Jeb Hensarling Texas - Pete Sessions Texas - Mike Conaway Wisconsin - Paul Ryan If you have questions or need more information, contact Celane McWhorter at 703-683-1166 or [log in to unmask] -- Bryan Dague University of Vermont Center on Disability & Community Inclusion Mann Hall, 3rd Floor 208 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05405-1757 Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: (802) 656-1345 Fax: (802) 656-1357 TTY: (802) 656-8499 Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/