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March 27, 2006
Call to Action: Week of March
26th
ACTION 1) Take Action Now: Cantwell/Collins “Dear Colleague”
Letter
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are now
circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter requesting that Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Ranking
Member Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) restore funding to fiscal 2005 levels for
the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Employment Service programs in
fiscal year 2007.
Click
here to go to NAWB’s Advocacy Central/Cap Wiz to send an email message
or call your Senators at their Washington, D.C. offices on Tuesday and
Wednesday, urging them to sign onto the letter by Wednesday, March 29.
ACTION 2) Update: House Budget Resolution
Chairman Jim Nussle (R-OK) has indicated it is his intention for the
House Budget Committee to mark-up their budget resolutions this week. WIBs
with Members on the Budget Committee should ask them to support any effort
to restore funding levels in the Function 500 discretionary programs. Click here for
NAWB's Budget Resolution talking points. Be sure that your Representative
understands what happens in their Districts if the massive cuts proposed
in domestic spending become law. For a list of the Members of the House
Budget, Click
Here. To contact your House Representative, Click Here.
Stay tuned for further Budget Resolution updates this week at
deliberations unfold on Capitol Hill!
ACTION 3) Still A Priority: Meet Your Members of Congress
During the Easter Recess
WHEN: During the upcoming Congressional Easter recess April
10-21.
NAWB urges WIB private-sector members meet with their Members of
Congress at home over the Easter Recess. Your WIB's private-sector
members are the best messengers about the impacts your business community
will feel if your funding resources are no longer available to provide
them with unique busines services or customized training.
Invite your Members of Congress to visit One-Stops to talk with the
people who will be affected by the potential closure of One-Stop Centers
and/or the reduction of the services if the 2007 budget cuts are
implemented. Your US Senators and Representatives need to understand and
see firsthand the value that WIBs and One-Stops bring to their
communities. To find the email address or location of your Senators' or
Representatives' District Office, go to NAWB's Cap-Wiz tool on the website
at http://www.capwiz.com/nawb/dbq/officials/.
If you have any comments or questions, contact NAWB CEO Stephanie
Powers at: powerss@nawb.org
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