ESEA/HELMs Info (fwd)

[Mike Eisenberg <mike@eryx.syr.edu>]

From: PAM KRAMER <U62931@UICVM.BITNET>
To: Mike Eisenberg <mike@eryx.syr.edu>
Subject: ESEA/HELMs Info

Please forward info from Washington ALA office to LM_net users.

The Smith-Helms amendment to ESEA reauthorization (HR6) in the Senate
"had more to do with election year politics than to real agreement with
the amendment.
Many senators voted for the amendment to avoid election year
ramifications of a "no" vote with the hope that House-Senate conferess
would remove the language later.
Sen. Kennedy has enough standing to guide this removal effort.  However,
it would help if library constitutent would contact Senate conferees
immediately.

The message:
Remove Smith Helms amendment in House-Senate Conference on HR 6.  Contact
following Senators,  Kassebaum (KS), Jeffords (VT), Coats (IN), Gregg
(NH), Thurmond (SC), Hatch (UT), Durenberger (MN), Bingaman (NM),
Wofford (PA), Harkin (IA)  Any Senator's office can be reached by phone
through the Senate switchboard
 at 202-224-3121.


 Thanks - Pam Kramer, AASL Deputy Director