Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gBHJ8EX02707; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:08:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:08:14 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEOEDPEAAA.tpeyton@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Tony Peyton" <tpeyton@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1350] Even Start Funding X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1551 Lines: 35 Contact Members of Congress NOW! $50 Million Cut in Even Start Possible Contact your Members of Congress and urge them to not cut funding for Even Start. Let them know what Family Literacy means to families in their district and state. If Even Start receives a $50 million cut, funding for your program may be at risk! To find your Members of Congress visit: http://www.famlit.org/policy/advocacy.html#find Recent information indicates that the House and Senate leadership has met with the White House and have agreed to the following timetable: January 7 -- Congress Convenes January 11 -- Current Continuing Resolution expires (Before this time Congress will pass another short-term Continuing Resolution.) January 28 -- By this date, Congress will complete action on all FY 2003 appropriations measures, combining the remaining appropriation bills as a single Omnibus Appropriations Act. This measure will have to be approximately $8 billion less than what the Senate had been dealing with, with most of the reductions needed in Labor/HHS appropriations. (It is likely that the Senate will act first on the new appropriations bill, since the House can move practically anything with a more comfortable working majority.) This means the Even Start/Family Literacy Community should not hesitate. House and Senate Appropriations Committee staff will be working through December to resolve differences between the two bodies and leaders on the two committees will be making final decisions on every line item -- including Even Start. ACT NOW!
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