[NLA] NIFL Director Contacts to Congresspeople -- update as of 9/26/02

[David J. Rosen]

NLA Colleagues,

This is getting good.  We are beginning to have an impact.  We're over 
80 now, with California, Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon, and Iowa weighing 
in -- and more faxes and follow-up phone calls from other states.

Thanks to those who have taken the time to fax and mail these letters. 
Glad to see five new states represented.  But, as you'll notice from the 
message Jon Randall posted yesterday, few of these people we have faxed 
have actually signed the letter yet -- so now is the time to do follow 
up phone calls to them.  (There are still a few days left to send more 
faxes, and for more states to weigh in.  Keep e-mailing me when you fax 
or telephone your Congresspeople (either to DJRosen at theworld.com or to 
the NLA list.)

When you do a follow-up phone call, ask for the Congressperson's aide 
who deals with education. Ask if s/he got your fax.  Explain that the 
letter needs to be signed by September 30th.  Ask "Will the 
Congressman/woman be signing the letter?  Will you call me to let me 
know?"  Do not be shy about this.  It's standard practice.

Need a Congressperson's phone number of fax number?  You will probably 
find it at

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/


An NLA colleague reminded me to ask you to ask others to fax to their 
Congresspeople, too. You can forward Jon's e-mail instructions to them 
so they will know what to do.


 From e-mail messages I have received through today, at least the
following Congresspeople (and a few Senators) were sent letters urging
them to sign on to the NIFL Director "Dear Colleague" letter in the
House (with mailed copies to the Secretaries of Labor Education and HHS.)

These are in the order that I learned about them.

Here's the list of Congresspeople who have been contacted:

Mark Kirk, 10th district, Illinois (2 faxes)
Michael Capuano, Massachusetts (5 faxes)
Barney Frank, Massachusetts (1 fax)
Ron Simmons, 2nd District, Connecticut (1 e-mail, and follow-up phone call)
David Price, North Carolina (1 fax)
Anthony Wiener, Brooklyn, New York (1 fax)
Langevin, Rhode Island (faxed letter and follow-up phone call)
Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island (faxed letter and follow-up call)
Steve Rothman, New Jersey (Letter)
John Olver, Western Massachusetts (e-mail)
Russ Holt, New Jersey
Henry Bonilla, San Antonio, Texas (fax)

Ted Strickland, Ohio (2 faxes with cc's to Secretaries)
Katie Shriver in Congressman Ted Strickland's office
(D Ohio) who, in a conversation, said she would contact Congressman
Sawyer's office and get a copy of the letter so the congressman could
sign on

Called and wrote Senator DeWine's office (Ohio) requesting that he 
co-sponsor the Dear Colleague letter


Ralph Regula, Ohio
Timothy V. Johnson, 15th district, Illinois
Albert Wynn, Maryland
Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2)
Jim Saxton, New Jersey
Martin Sabo, Minnesota
Senator Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland (faxed. cc's to Secretaries, folllow-up 
phone call)
John Larson, First District, Connecticut (e-mail)
Stephen Lynch, US District 9, Massachusetts (3 faxes)
Ray LaHood, Illinois, (fax)

*Tim Johnson, Illinois (fax) The Congressman's office called to confirm
that he has signed on!

Representative Portman, Ohio
Senator Lincoln Chaffee, Rhode Island (fax and follow-up phone call)
Mike Doyle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Edolphus Towns, Brooklyn, New York (fax)
Senator Hilary Clinton, New York (e-mail)
Congressman Thune, South Dakota (fax)
Dennis Rehberg, Montana (1 fax and hopefully more on the way)
John Duncan, Tennessee (fax and mail)
Senator Rothman, New Jersey (spoke with aide)
Robert A. Brady, 1st district, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (fax, w/copies
sent to DL/DOE/DHHS)

James Walsh, central New York (fax)
Johnny Isaakson, 6th district, Georgia ( 2 faxes, email and letter. This
was cc'd to DOL, DOE, and HSS)

Charles Bass, District 2, New Hampshire (fax and letters)
John Shimkus, 20th District, Illinois (fax)
Senator Mike DeWine, Ohio (fax with copies sent to DL/DOE/DHHS)
Cynthia McKinney, Georgia, (faxes  with copies sent to DL/DOE/DHHS.)
John Lewis, Georgia  (faxes  with copies sent to DL/DOE/DHHS.)
John Linder, Georgia, (faxes  with copies sent to DL/DOE/DHHS.)
Thomas Udall, New Mexico (fax and letters mailed to the Secretaries)
Barbara Lee (D) 9th district, California
(fax -- and follow up phone call to be made Monday)

Representative Sherwood, Scranton Pennsylvania
Congressman Vitter, Louisiana (faxed, with follow-up phone calls to be 
made Friday or Monday)

Congressman Jefferson, Louisiana (faxed, with follow-up phone calls to 
be made Friday or Monday)

Martin Meehan, Northeast Massachusetts (e-mail)
Joe Hoeffel, Pennsylvania (spoke to aide, follow up again Friday)

James McGovern, Massachusetts (fax and cc's to Secretaries)
Susan Davis, San Diego, California (Fax and cc's to Secretaries)
Duncan Hunter, San Diego, California (Fax and cc's to Secretaries)
Randy "Duke" Cunningham, San Diego, California (Fax and cc's to Secretaries)

Bob Filner, San Diego, California (Fax and cc's to Secretaries)
Darrell Issa, San Diego, California (Fax and cc's to Secretaries)
Pat Tiberi, Ohio (faxed, with follow-up phone call to be made Friday)
Rep. Deborah Pryce, Ohio, (faxed, with follow-up phone call to be made 
Friday)

Rep. Hobson, Ohio (faxed, with follow-up phone call to be made Friday)

Congressman Richard Gephardt, Missouri
Congressman Todd Akin, Missouri
Congressman Roy Blunt, Missouri
Congressman Gene Green, Houston Texas (fax and cc's to secretaries)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Houston, Texas (fax and cc's to 
secretaries)

Congressman Earl Blumenhauer, Oregon
Congressman and David Wu, Oregon
Congressman Latham of Iowa (fax and cc's to secretaries)

Total: 81


Thanks to the more than 70 people who have acted -- I hope others have 
sent faxes but just have not e-mailed me yet.


David J Rosen
NLA List Moderator




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