Dear California and Pacific Island TRIO Supporters:

During COE's 31st Annual Policy Seminar, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) agreed to sign onto the TRIO FY12 appropriations request letter. As of today, she has not. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to call her office at 202-224-3841 and request that she sign onto letter as soon as possible. (For your convenience, a copy of the letter is available here: http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?EPSPHYKTNEPVWHL.) Please bear in mind that the Senator indicated that she would be retiring in 2012; as such, she is not hindered by concerns about the outcome of her next election.

In other news, District 32's Representative, Judy Chu (D-CA), mentioned the importance of TRIO to Asian and Pacific Islander students during a hearing today before the House Budget Committee. Please be sure to reach out to Representative Chu's office at 202-225-5464 or online at http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?EPSPHYKTNETCILK to thank her for her support!

Finally, we hope that you will be able to join us for our Weekly Government Relations conference call tomorrow at 2pm (Eastern). To participate in the call, please dial 1-800-747-5150 and use Access Code 4445658.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Jones
COE

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