[NLA] Info: Senate Advocacy Honor Roll

[David J. Rosen]

NLA Colleagues:

Here is the Advocacy Honor Roll for those who in November and December 
sent faxes to their Senators, made follow-up phone calls, and sent 
letters to the Secretaries of Education, Labor and Health and Human 
services concerning the National Institute for Literacy.  This Senate 
effort followed a similar one we undertook in the House, and in both 
cases we had a significant impact on our legislators.  We have laid good 
groundwork.

I wish I could say that the need for action is now over, that our work 
is done.  But it has only just begun.  As Jon Randall has pointed out, 
there are several important efforts we need to make this year as adult 
literacy education resources at national and state levels, are threatened.

For now, let’s recognize and appreciate the efforts of those who have 
taken action on behalf of adult literacy.  Their names are below Jon’s 
message. If I have inadvertently left someone out, please let me know, 
and let me know if corrections are needed.  I will update this, as needed.

David J. Rosen
NLA List Moderator

On December 11, Jon Randall wrote:

Our goal was to secure 30 co-signers and we delivered 29! I wouldn't let 
on, but I had my doubts we'd do this well. Thanks to everyone who wrote 
letters and made calls!

Congratulations and a star on the NIFL Senate Letter Honor Roll to 
advocates who got their Senator to co-sign the letters to Secretaries 
Paige, Thompson, and Chao.

Advocates from the following states deserve two stars on the Honor Roll: 
NY, CT, RI, MA, NM, ME, and SD. A big CONGRATULATIONS to you! You 
delivered BOTH of your Senators.

With the results of the NIFL letter campaigns in the House and Senate, 
we now have a roster of who our friends are - with whom we've either 
newly cultivated or renewed our connections. This will serve us well in 
the coming months.

Way to go everyone!


NIFL Letter in the Senate, Co-signers (29)

John Breaux (D-LA)				Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
John D Rockefeller IV (D-WV)		Pat Roberts (R-KS)
John Kerry (D-MA)				Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)		Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)			Christopher Bond (R-MO)
Diane Feinstein (D-CA)			Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Charles Schumer (D-NY)			Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Christopher Dodd (D-CT)			Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Ernest Hollings (D-SC)			Susan Collins (R-ME)
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
Russell Feingold (D-WI)
John Edwards (D-NC)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Herb Kohl (D-WI)


Didn't co-sign the letter but received letters and phone calls ...

Boxer (D-CA)
Durbin (D-IL)		Fitzgerald (R-IL)
McConnell (R-KY)		Bunning (R-KY)
DeWine (R-OH)		Voinovich (R-OH)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Hagel (R-NE)		Nelson (D-NE)
Smith (R-NH)		Gregg (R-NH)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Helms (R-NC)
Santorum (R-PA)
Frist (R-TN)			Thompson (R-TN)
Gramm (R-TX)		Hutchison (R-TX)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Leahy (D-VT)		Jeffords (I-VT)
Warner (R-VA)		Allen (R-VA)


Thanks again,

Jon

Jon Randall
Public Policy Committee Chair
National Coalition for Literacy
www.natcoalitionliteracy.org

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			The Senate Activist Honor Roll 11/02-12/02


* means one Senator signed the Dear Colleague letter.
** means both signed.


CALIFORNIA  (Feinstein)

Amy Prevedel spoke to the education aid in Sen. Boxer's office.


**CONNECTICUT (Dodd and Lieberman)

Steven Bender faxed Senators Dodd and Lieberman and did follow-up phone 
calls

Carl Guerriere  contacted Sen. Dodd. Carl wrote that: “The aide for Sen. 
Dodd also said he has received more communications about adult ed/NIFL 
than he has received about any other issue recently.  He commended the 
people who are coordinating this effort.  He also stated that the 
Senator would have signed on regardless of the prompting, but that it 
was important to see the level of interest on this issue.”

George Demetrion contacted Senator Dodd’s office, and wrote that: 
“Eileen Eckhardt and Steve Bender, perhaps among others, were 
instrumental in getting the CT Senators on Board.”


ILLINOIS

Carol Morris and her staff sent Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald faxes, 
and Carol made
follow up phone calls. Letters were mailed to the three secretaries.

Colleen Dries faxed Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald and made follow up 
phone calls

Joyce Fritsch wrote that: “Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald of Illinois 
have been faxed with copies mailed to the Secretaries.”

IOWA (Grassley)

Archie Willard wrote: “Senator Grassley's (Iowa) office called me today 
and told me that he has signed on.“

**MAINE (Snowe and Collins)

Cathy Newell e-mailed Senators Collins and Snowe and followed up with 
phone calls.

Becky Dyer contacted both Senators

*MARYLAND (Mikulski)

Jon Randall faxed Senators Sarbanes &Mikulski and did follow-ups

**MASSACHUSETTS (Kennedy and Kerry)

Kenneth Tamarkin e-mailed Senators Kennedy and Kerry

David Rosen faxed the Senators, sent copies to the Secretaries, and 
talked with Senators’ aides

Steve Reuys faxed them

Connie Nelson faxed and voice-mailed a follow-up

Joanne Arnaud faxed letters to the senators, sent copies to the 3 
secretaries, and called the aides.

Esther Leonelli faxed Senators, copied the Secretaries, made follow-up 
phone calls, and received confirmation phone call from Heather 
Higginbottom that senator Kerry was signing.

Andy Nash Esther faxed Senators, copied Secretaries

Deborah Schwartz e-mailed and faxed Senators, copied Secretaries, made 
follow-up phone calls

Mina Reddy faxed letters to Senators Kennedy and Kerry and followed up 
with calls

Lloyd David spoke to an aide in Senator Kennedy’s Office in Boston

Pat Fina wrote that: “When you compile the final honor roll of adult ed 
advocates who contacted their senators about the Breaux-Hatch NIFL 
letter, please include the students of the CLC Bridge 
Transition-to-College Program, Cambridge, MA, who sent thank you letters 
to Senators Kennedy and Kerry, cc'ed to the three secretaries.”


* MISSOURI (Bond)

Robert Weng faxed Senators Bond and Carnahan

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Patti Yorfeld faxed Senators Robert Smith and Judd Gregg and made follow 
up phone calls.

*NEW JERSEY (Corzine)

David Kring  sent faxes to Senators Corzine and Torricelli. Later he 
wrote: “I just received an email from Lauren Sypek of Senator Jon 
Corzine's office (NJ). She reported that the Senator’s name will be 
added to the letter next week.”

Debby Damico faxed Senator Corzine.

**NEW MEXICO (Bingaman and Domenici)

Judy Hofer faxed letters to the educational aides in Bingaman and 
Domenici's offices and made phone calls.”


**NEW YORK (Clinton and Schumer)

Georges Marceau faxed letters to Senators Schumer and Clinton, sent 
letters to the Secretaries and followed up with phone calls to the Senators

Anne DuPrey Spoke to Sen Schumer's office

Lawrence Fish called Senators Schumer and Clinton “to add my voice to 
the importance of choosing Adult Ed. professionals for NIFL, especially 
the NIFL president.  And also to thank the senators for their support of 
this issue. Although both senators signed -on already, the aide I spoke 
to said it was still valuable for the senators to know the extent of the 
concern and that their constituents follow and remain interested in the 
work they are doing.“

Priscilla Stadler called Senators Clinton and Schumer


*NORTH CAROLINA (Edwards)

Amy Trawick e-mailed and faxed Senators Edwards and Helms

Beth Brockman faxed letters to Senators Helms and Edwards, with copies 
sent to the Secretaries.


OHIO

(The following e-mailed Senators Sentors DeWine and Voinovich:)

Karen Scheid

Del Tekieli, Euclid

Mary Jo Balistreri, Eastland JVS

Catherine Thomas, Cleveland READS

Marlene Berning YWCA Learns, Cincinnati

Stephanie Graves, Greater Cincinnati Literacy Network

Sister Ann Hunt, Terrace Guild, Cincinnati

Lili Roush (and sent copies of letters to the secretaries)


*PENNSYLVANIA (Specter)

Karen Mundie sent faxes to Senators Spector and Santorum

JoAnn Weinberger called Sen. Specter's office as a follow-up to the 
letters he has received.  Left a message for Jennifer Castagna.

Alisa Belzer called Rick Santorum's office and spoke to his LA.  She 
left two messages at Arlen Specter's office.

**RHODE ISLAND

Janet Isserlis faxed both Senators, called, and mailed copies of letters 
  Janet added: “David Morgenstern, the fabulous legislative assistant 
and counsel from Lincoln Chafee's office just phoned to say that the 
senator will sign the letter. David's been great throughout the whole 
process - from the congressional letters when we started sounding him 
out, to here.”

Judy Titzel faxed to Senators, Reed and Chafee and made follow up phone 
calls

*SOUTH CAROLINA (Hollings)

Debbie Yoho faxed and called Senators Holling's and Thurmond's offices

**SOUTH DAKOTA (Johnson and Daschle)

Nancy Hansen faxed Senators Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson and later wrote: 
“Joan Huffer in Senator Daschle's office was pursuing the letter the day 
before Thanksgiving and thought our Senator would be interested in 
signing on.”

TENNESSEE

Diane Gardner sent faxes to Senators Frist and Thompson

Aaron Kohring did, too.

TEXAS

Robert M. Pinhero sent faxes to Senators Gramm and Hutchison and 
followed up with phone calls. Also sent "cc" letters to the agency 
directors for DOL HHS DOE (posted alert in Texas newsletter, LitNEWS) 
Austin, Texas

Federico Salas-Isnardi (faxed Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Phil 
Gramm. Sent original letters via snail mail to the senators and copies 
to the three Secretaries.

Louise Sanders e-mailed Texas Senators Hutchison and Gramm and sent hard 
copies of letters to them and Secretaries.

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