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- Subject: [LM_NET] HR 2864 and S 1699 - SKILLS Bills - Important Congresspeople to contact
- From: Jody Newman <newjody@COMCAST.NET>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:19:59 -0400
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Netters
In the interest of getting to the right people, I have created a listing
of Reps/Senators who are on the Committees to which the SKILLS bills
have been routed. If you find your representatives in this listing,
please make doubly sure that you contact them and get them to support
the initiative. I'm listing them by State (1st) and Alphabetically
(2nd). If you Rep/Senator is NOT in this listing...write them anyway:-)
The talking points are at the end of these lists for you to copy and
paste into an email with your request for support. Go for it, people!
BY STATE:
Cong First Last Party State Email
Sen Lisa Murkowski R AK
http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Rep Raul Grijalva D AZ http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Susan Davis D CA
http://www.house.gov/susandavis/IMA/contact.html
Rep Howard McKeon R CA http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep George Miller D CA George.Miller@mail.house.gov
Rep Linda Sanchez D CA http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Lynn Woolsey D CA
http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp
Sen Wayne Alfard R CO
http://allard.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Rep Joe Courtney D CT http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Michael Castle R DE
http://www.house.gov/formcastle/IMA/zipauth.html
Sen Christopher Dodd D DT
http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3128&cat=Opinion
Rep Ric Keller R FL http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Tom Price R GA
http://tomprice.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm
Sen Johnny Isakson R GA
http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Rep Mazie Hirono D HI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Dave Loebsack D IA
http://loebsack.house.gov/contactform/
Sen Tom Harkin D IA http://harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
Rep Judy Biggert R IL
http://judybiggert.house.gov/ContactJudy.aspx
Rep Danny Davis D IL http://www.house.gov/davis/zipauth.htm
Rep Phil Hare D IL http://hare.house.gov/Contact/zipauth.htm
Sen Barack Obama D IL http://obama.senate.gov/contact/
Rep Mark Edward Souder R IN
http://souder.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Sen Pat Roberts R KS
http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPat
Rep John Yarmuth D KY
http://www.house.gov/formyarmuth/zip_auth.htm
Rep Charles Boustany R LA
http://boustany.house.gov/ContactCharles.asp
Rep John Tierney D MA
http://www.house.gov/tierney/IMA/email.shtml
Sen Edward Kennedy D MA
http://kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm
Rep John Sarbanes D MD
http://sarbanes.house.gov/issue_subscribe.html
Sen Barbara Mikulski D MD
http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html
Rep Vernon Ehlers R MI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Peter Hoekstra R MI
http://www.house.gov/formhoekstra/IMA/email.htm
Rep Dale Kildee D MI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Timothy Walberg R MI
http://walberg.house.gov/email/zipauth.htm
Rep John Kline R MN
http://kline.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm&To=mn02hwyr@housemail.house.gov&CFID=19823850&CFTOKEN=41563932
Rep Virginia Foxx R NC
http://www.house.gov/formfoxx/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Richard Burr R NC
http://burr.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Rep Carol Shea-Porter D NH
http://shea-porter.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Judd Gregg R NH
http://gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm
Rep Robert Andrews D NJ
http://www.house.gov/andrews/contact_form_za.shtml
Rep Rush Holt D NJ http://holt.house.gov/contact.shtml
Rep Donald Payne D NJ http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Jeff Bingaman D NM senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov
Rep Dean Heller R NV http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Timothy Bishop D NY
http://wwwc.house.gov/timbishop/zipauth.htm
Rep Yvette Clarke D NY http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Randy Kuhl R NY http://www.house.gov/formkuhl/IMA/issue.htm
Rep Carolyn McCarthy D NY
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Hilary Clinton D NY
http://clinton.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm
Rep Dennis Kucinich D OH http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Sherrod Brown D OH http://brown.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Sen Tom Coburn R OK
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home
Rep David Wu D OR http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Jason Altmire D PA
http://altmire.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Rep Todd Platts R PA http://www.house.gov/platts/email.html
Rep Joe Sestak D PA
http://sestak.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Rep Luis Fortuno R PR http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Jack Reed D RI
http://reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm
Rep Joe Wilson R SC
http://www.house.gov/formwilson/IMA/issue.htm
Rep David Davis R TN
http://daviddavis.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Lamar Alexander R TN
http://alexander.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Rep Ruben Hinojosa D TX http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Kenny Marchant R TX http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Rob Bishop R UT http://robbishop.house.gov/ZipAuth.aspx
Sen Orrin Hatch R UT
http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
Rep Robert Scott D VA
http://www.house.gov/writerep/?Submit=Email+Bobby+Scott
Sen Bernie Sanders D VT na
Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA
http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Patty Murrat D WA http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm
Rep Thomas Petri R WI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Michael Enzi R WY
http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi
ALPHABETICALLY
Cong First Last Party State Email
Sen Lamar Alexander R TN
http://alexander.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Sen Wayne Alfard R CO
http://allard.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Rep Jason Altmire D PA
http://altmire.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Rep Robert Andrews D NJ
http://www.house.gov/andrews/contact_form_za.shtml
Rep Judy Biggert R IL
http://judybiggert.house.gov/ContactJudy.aspx
Sen Jeff Bingaman D NM senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov
Rep Timothy Bishop D NY
http://wwwc.house.gov/timbishop/zipauth.htm
Rep Rob Bishop R UT http://robbishop.house.gov/ZipAuth.aspx
Rep Charles Boustany R LA
http://boustany.house.gov/ContactCharles.asp
Sen Sherrod Brown D OH http://brown.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Sen Richard Burr R NC
http://burr.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Rep Michael Castle R DE
http://www.house.gov/formcastle/IMA/zipauth.html
Rep Yvette Clarke D NY http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Hilary Clinton D NY
http://clinton.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm
Sen Tom Coburn R OK
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home
Rep Joe Courtney D CT http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Susan Davis D CA
http://www.house.gov/susandavis/IMA/contact.html
Rep Danny Davis D IL http://www.house.gov/davis/zipauth.htm
Rep David Davis R TN
http://daviddavis.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Christopher Dodd D DT
http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3128&cat=Opinion
Rep Vernon Ehlers R MI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Michael Enzi R WY
http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi
Rep Luis Fortuno R PR http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Virginia Foxx R NC
http://www.house.gov/formfoxx/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Judd Gregg R NH
http://gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm
Rep Raul Grijalva D AZ http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Phil Hare D IL http://hare.house.gov/Contact/zipauth.htm
Sen Tom Harkin D IA http://harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
Sen Orrin Hatch R UT
http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
Rep Dean Heller R NV http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Ruben Hinojosa D TX http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Mazie Hirono D HI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Peter Hoekstra R MI
http://www.house.gov/formhoekstra/IMA/email.htm
Rep Rush Holt D NJ http://holt.house.gov/contact.shtml
Sen Johnny Isakson R GA
http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Rep Ric Keller R FL http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Edward Kennedy D MA
http://kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm
Rep Dale Kildee D MI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep John Kline R MN
http://kline.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm&To=mn02hwyr@housemail.house.gov&CFID=19823850&CFTOKEN=41563932
Rep Dennis Kucinich D OH http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Randy Kuhl R NY http://www.house.gov/formkuhl/IMA/issue.htm
Rep Dave Loebsack D IA
http://loebsack.house.gov/contactform/
Rep Kenny Marchant R TX http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Carolyn McCarthy D NY
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Howard McKeon R CA http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA
http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Sen Barbara Mikulski D MD
http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html
Rep George Miller D CA George.Miller@mail.house.gov
Sen Lisa Murkowski R AK
http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Sen Patty Murrat D WA http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm
Sen Barack Obama D IL http://obama.senate.gov/contact/
Rep Donald Payne D NJ http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Thomas Petri R WI http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep Todd Platts R PA http://www.house.gov/platts/email.html
Rep Tom Price R GA
http://tomprice.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm
Sen Jack Reed D RI
http://reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm
Sen Pat Roberts R KS
http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPat
Rep Linda Sanchez D CA http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Sen Bernie Sanders D VT na
Rep John Sarbanes D MD
http://sarbanes.house.gov/issue_subscribe.html
Rep Robert Scott D VA
http://www.house.gov/writerep/?Submit=Email+Bobby+Scott
Rep Joe Sestak D PA
http://sestak.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Rep Carol Shea-Porter D NH
http://shea-porter.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Rep Mark Edward Souder R IN
http://souder.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Rep John Tierney D MA
http://www.house.gov/tierney/IMA/email.shtml
Rep Timothy Walberg R MI
http://walberg.house.gov/email/zipauth.htm
Rep Joe Wilson R SC
http://www.house.gov/formwilson/IMA/issue.htm
Rep Lynn Woolsey D CA
http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp
Rep David Wu D OR http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Rep John Yarmuth D KY
http://www.house.gov/formyarmuth/zip_auth.htm
Talking Points:
* Multiple studies have affirmed that there is a clear link between school library
media programs that are staffed by a school library media specialist and student
academic achievement. Across the United States, research has shown that students
in schools with good school libraries learn more, get better grades, and score
higher on standardized test scores than their peers in schools without libraries.
* Long regarded as the cornerstone of the school community, school libraries are no
longer just for books. Instead, they have become sophisticated 21st century
learning environments offering a full range of print and electronic resources that
provide equal learning opportunities to all students, regardless of the
socio-economic or education levels of the community - but only when they are
staffed by school library media specialists trained to collaborate with teachers
and engage students meaningfully with information that matters to them both in the
classroom and in the real world.
* Only about 60 percent of our school libraries have a full-time, state-certified
school library media specialist on staff.
* With limited funding and an increased focus on school performance, administrators
are trying to stretch dollars and cut funds across various programs to ensure that
maximum resources are dedicated to improving student academic achievement.
* Because NCLB does not highlight the direct correlation between school library
media specialists and increased student academicachievement, library resource
budgets are increasingly being used to mitigate the effects of budgetary shortfalls.
--
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Jody Newman
Library Aide, retired
Stow, MA
newjody@comcast.net
Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind;
it forces you to stretch your own.--Charles Scribner, Jr.
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