Forward to everyone you know....we are running out of time!
Kimberly Hughes
SSS Program Assistant/WESTOP Legislative & Education Chair
5241 N Maple Avenue, TA35
Fresno, CA 93740-8027
559-278-5725 work/559-470-5782 cell
559-278-1441 fax
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From: SB3 <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 10:10:25 AM
Subject: [westop] A Minute To Win It ....
DON'T DELETE ME JUST YET !!!....PLEASE READ ON....
If you have seen that show, you know a lot can happen in a minute. A minute is
only 60 seconds, but what you do in that minute can change EVERYTHING !!!
That's what we need from you WESTOP. A MINUTE TO WIN IT !!!!!!!
It only takes a few minutes to pick up your cell phone and call your local
congressional rep. with the following message:
Vote against the so-called compromise agreed upon by the Administration and
the Republican leadership. The cuts to TRIO included in the bill will
devastate low-income students, workers seeking retraining, and returning
veterans in (name of state or community).
And here is the # to call: 202-224-3121
Or you can also look up your local rep at:
http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/legreg/NoCoPay/replist.html
So it only takes a few minutes, so let's do it together WESTOP and make it A
MINUTE TO WIN IT FOR YOUR TRIO STUDENTS !!!
Thanks,
SB3 from UCD for TRIO
WESTOP
Public Relations
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From: Kimberly Jones <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Subject: Mitchem Statement on Compromise for FY 2011 to Slash Spending for the
Nation's Most Vulnerable Students
To: [log in to unmask]
April 12, 2011
Dear TRIO Colleagues:
The details of the Obama Administration’s agreement with the
Republican-controlled House have now been released – and they are devastating.
The Administration did not push back against the Republican proposal – driven by
an ideology that requires the elimination of services and protections for
low-income families. Rather, to protect its own priorities, the Administration
agreed to cuts of at least $25 million in TRIO, bringing the appropriation from
$853.1 million to below $828.4 million. The cut included for GEAR UP is $20
million.
This bill has not yet been passed by either the House or the Senate. It is
expected to go to the House floor on Thursday. It is imperative that thousands
of TRIO supporters register their opposition to the bill with their Senators and
Congressman. To do so, call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and say:
Vote against the so-called compromise agreed upon by the Administration and the
Republican leadership. The cuts to TRIO included in the bill will devastate
low-income students, workers seeking retraining, and returning veterans in (name
of state or community).
E-mails to your Senators and Representatives are also encouraged. A listing of
these email addresses is available at www.contactingthecongress.org.
If the bill does pass, it is not clear how the Department of Education will
implement cuts to TRIO. One possible approach is an across-the-board cut to all
existing TRIO programs. Another is to take all of the funding cuts from the
Talent Search and EOC competitions. This would result in nearly 100,000 young
people and unemployed adults being denied services who otherwise would have
received them. If this so-called compromise passes, nearly 215,000 vulnerable
low-income youth and adults will have been summarily kicked out of TRIO programs
over the last six years.
Sincerely,
Arnold Mitchem
President