[NLA] NIFL board nominees

[Janet Isserlis]

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>I'm sure Senator Boxer would like to "block" the nominees. She will do most
>anything to make the administration look bad. Remember blocking nominees is a
>favorite way of one party embarrassing the other. We in the field want to
>make a strong point about changing the focus of NIFL but we don't want to set
>up an adverserial position with the administration.Please consider this
>before enlisting the "help" of any policy congressional office. Thank you

I can't speak to Senator Boxer's motives, or to anyone else's, for 
that matter.  Whether or not blocking the nominations, or proposing 
more qualified candidates is substantively different, it feels 
crucial that we make our voices heard in order to ensure that NIFL be 
able to carry out its mandate of addressing the needs of adult 
literacy learning.  We are not necessarily publicly shaming the 
administration; we're calling on our elected representatives to 
represent the interests of adult learning.

Janet Isserlis

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