Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 18:47:13 -0400
From: Allan Metcalf AAllan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM
Subject: NEH action again
This is a short message, followed by a long directory, from our Washington
connection the National Humanities Alliance. I post it for the same reasons
as before: NEH funding is significant to our field in the U.S.; and whatever
your view, you might want to make it heard while it is timely. The directory
might also be of interest. - Allan Metcalf
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11 July 1995
MEMORANDUM
TO: NHA Members and Friends
=46R: John Hammer and Cuc Vu
RE: Alert on Upcoming Vote on NEH Budget in the House
REQUESTED ACTION: Telephone calls from constituents to swing voters on NEH
in the Interior Appropriations bill are needed. The swing voter list has
been developed from voting records in the 103rd Congress and a key vote
last spring on increasing the rescission for the arts endowment (for
freshmen members only last spring's vote is available). The list is
imperfect but nonetheless a useful guide to where votes can be captured.
To aid in identifying member=A9constituents who might make telephone calls,
we have included a selection of higher education institutions in each
Congressional district.
MESSAGE: Support the Appropriations Committee recommendations for the
endowments. Please to not support amendments that would further reduce
budgets or in other ways weaken the endowments.
BACKGROUND: On June 29, the Appropriations Committee decided upon a budget
levels for the two endowments of $99.5 million, a reduction of 42% for NEH
and 39% for NEA. While these are not great numbers, if the House votes for
a FY96 Interior budget that includes these sums for NEH and NEA (and IMS is
in for $21 million), the possibility of emerging from a conference with
something closer to present levels ($177 million for NEH, $167 million for
NEA) is significantly improved.
Today, the House Rules Committee will act upon a request from Ralph Regula
(R-OH 16th) for a waiver on the rules for debate on the FY1996
appropriations bill for Interior and Related Agencies. If granted, the
waiver will mean that the endowments can not be removed from the budget on
a point of order that they are not authorized. A factor favoring the
committee acting favorably is that the Bureau of Land Management is also
not authorized and therefore must have a waiver. The fact that Mr. Regula
is requesting the waiver, which will be accompanied by a letter of support
from Rep. William Goodling (R-PA 19th) the chair of the authorizing
committee, is a significant step forward for the endowments. Also. a GOP
staffer says that Rep. Robert Livingston (R-LA 1st), the appropriations
chair, "does not object" to Mr. Regula's seeking the waiver. While one
suspects that a deal has already been struck, the absence due to health
problems of the ranking minority member Joseph Moakley (D-MA 9th) could
affect the outcome. If the Rules Committee does not agree to the waiver,
the telephone calls (and message) are still needed.
Three appropriations bills are scheduled to go to the House floor this week
beginning on Wednesday: Energy, Interior, and Agriculture. The earliest
the interior would be taken up is probably Thursday. At least three
amendments affecting the endowments are expected: Joel Hefley (R-CO 5th)
would terminate NEH, Phil Crane (R-IL 8th) would terminate the arts
endowment (this bill has been offered annually since the late 1980s), and
Cliff Stearns (R-FL 6th) to further cut the endowment budgets, probably by
10% this year.
As possible, we at the National Humanities Alliance are interested in
learning about contacts made on this issue. Please
telephone at 202/296-4994;
Fax at 202/872-0884; or
e-mail: jhammer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cni.org
or : cuc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cni.org
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HOUSE SWING VOTES - HOUSE SWING VOTES - HOUSE SWING VOTES
STATE & NAME & PHONE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT
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*ARIZONA*
John Shadegg (R-AZ-4) Arizona St. Univ. West
202-225-3361 Gran Canyon Univ.
Southwestern College
Western Int'l Univ.
Jim Kolbe (R-AZ-5) Cochise College
202-225-2542 Eastern Arizona College
Tucson College
University of Arizona
*CALIFORNIA*
Brian Billbray (R-CA-49) CA Western School of Law
202-225-2040 National University
Pt. Loma Nazarene College
San Diego Mesa College
UC, San Diego
University of San Diego
Western St. U. College of
Law of San Diego
*CONNECTICUT*
Gary Franks (R-CT-5) Western Connecticut St.U.
202-225-3822
*FLORIDA*
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL-22) Talmudic College of FL
202-225-3026
*ILLINOIS*
Michael Flanagan (R-IL-5) City Colleges of Chicago
202-225-4061 Wilbur Wright College
Illinois Inst. of Tech
Morton College
Southeastern Illinois U.
William Lipinsky (D-IL-3) City Colleges of Chicago
202-225-5701 Richard Daley College
Glenn Poshard (D-IL-19) Eastern Illinois Univ.
202-225-5201 Lake Land College
Millikin Univ.
Southeastern IL College
Thomas Ewing (R-IL-15) Governors St. Univ.
202-225-2371 Illinois St. Univ.
Illinois Wesleyan Univ.
Olivet Nazarene Univ.
Parkland College
U of IL Central Office
U of IL, Urbana-Champaign
Ray LaHood (R-IL-18) Bradley Univ.
202-225-6201 Eureka College
Illinois Central College
Illinois College
Lincoln Christian College
Lincoln College
MacMurray College
Midstate College
John Edward Porter (R-IL-10) Barat College
202-225-4835 Finch U of Health Sciences,
The Chicago Medical School
Lake Forest College
Trinity College
*INDIANA*
Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN-9) Hanover College
202-225-5315 Indiana U. Southeast
St Meinrad College
St Meinrad School of Theology
*IOWA*
Jim Nussle (R-IA-1) Cornell College
202-225-2911 Mount Mercy College
Mount St. Clare College
St. Ambrose Univ.
Teikyo Marycrest Univ.
University of Iowa
Greg Ganske (R-IA-4) Drake Univ.
202-225-4426 Grand View College
State Board of Regents
*KANSAS*
Jan Meyers (R-KS-3) Baker Univ.
202-225-2865 Donnelly College
U of Kansas Main Campus
U of Kansas Medical Ctr
*KENTUCKY*
Harold Rogers (R-KY-5) Alice Lloyd College
202-225-4601 Lees College
Sue Bennett College
Union College
*LOUISIANA*
Bob Livingston (R-LA-1) Loyola University
202-225-3015 Notre Dame Seminary, Grad
School of Theology
Southeastern LA Univ
James A. Hayes (D-LA-7) Louisiana St U, Eunice
202-225-2031 McNeese St Univ
Remington College
Univ. of Southwestern LA
*MAINE*
Jim Longley (R-ME-1) Andover College
202-225-6116 Bowdoin College
Colby College
Maine College of Art
Saint Joseph's College
Thomas College
Unity College
U of Maine, Augusta
U of New England
U of Southern Maine
Westbrook College
*MARYLAND*
Robert Ehrlich, Jr. (R-MD-2) Goucher College
202-225-3061 Towson St Univ
*MICHIGAN*
James Barcia (D-MI-5) Delta College
202-225-8171 Saginaw Valley St U
Lynn Rivers (D-MI-13) Cleary College
202-225-6261 U of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI-11) Saint Mary's College
202-225-5802 William Tyndale College
David Camp (R-MI-4) Central Michigan U
202-225-3561
=46rederick S. Upton (R-MI-6) Andrews Univ
202-225-3761 Kalamazoo College
Southwestern MI College
Western Michigan Univ.
Dick Chrysler (R-MI-8) Michigan St Univ
202-225-4872 Thomas Colley Law School
*MINNESOTA*
Gil Gutknecht (R-MN-1) Bethany Lutheran College
202-225-2472 Carleton College
Mankato St Univ
Mayo Foundation
St Mary's College of MN
St Olaf College
Winona State Univ
Jim Ramstad (R-MN-3) Medical Institute of MN
202-225-2871 Rasmussen College
Alfred Adler Institute
*MISSOURI*
Harold L. Volkmer (D-MO-9) Columbia College
202-225-2956 Culver-Stockton College
Northeast MO St Univ
Stephens College
U of Missouri, Columbia
Westminster College
William Woods Univ
*NEBRASKA*
Doug Bereuter (R-NE-1) Dana College
202-225-4806 Doane College
Midland Lutheran College
NE St College System
Nebraska Wesleyan Univ
Union College
U of Nebraska
U of Nebraska, Lincoln
Wayne St College
York College
*NEVADA*
John Ensign (R-NV-1) U of Nevada, Las Vegas
202-225-5965
*NEW JERSEY*
Bob Franks (R-NJ-7) Westminster Choir College
202-225-5361 of Rider Univ
Rod Frelinghuysen (R-NJ-11) Caldwell College
202-225-5034 College of St Elizabeth
Drew Univ
Seton Hall Univ
Jim Saxton (R-NJ-3) NONE
202-225-4765
=46rank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ-2) Rowan College
202-225-6572 Richard Stockton College
Bill Martini (R-NJ-8) Bloomfield College
202-225-5751 Montclair St Univ
William Paterson College
Robert Andrews (D-NJ-1) Rutgers U, Camden Campus
202-225-6501
*NEW MEXICO*
Steven Schiff (R-NM-1) U of NM Main Campus
202-225-6316
*NEW YORK*
Sue W. Kelly (R-NY-19) CUNY, Lehman College
202-225-5441 Fordham Univ
Monroe College
Pace Univ, Briarcliff
SUNY, Maritime College
The King's College
US Military Academy
*NORTH CAROLINA*
Charles Taylor (R-NC-11) Brevard College
202-225-6401 U of NC, Asheville
Western Carolina Univ
Cass Ballenger (R-NC-10) Lenoir-Rhyne College
202-225-2576
*NORTH DAKOTA*
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND-At Lg) Bismark St College
202-225-2611 Dickinson St Univ
Jamestown College
Mayville St Univ
Minot St Univ
ND St U Main Campus
ND St U, Bottineau
U of ND Main Campus
U of ND, Lake Region
*OHIO*
David Hobson (R-OH-7) Air Force Inst of Tech
202-225-4324 Antioch Univ
Central St Univ
Ohio U, Lancaster Campus
The Ohio St U, Marion
Urbana Univ
Wilberforce Univ
Wittenberg Univ
Wright St U Main Campus
Martin Hoke (R-OH-10) The Ohio St U, Newark
202-225-5871
Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH-19) Cleveland College of
Jewish Studies
Kent St U, Ashtabula
Lake Erie College
Saint Mary Seminary
Ursuline College
Michael G. Oxley (R-OH-4) Mt Vernon Nazarene
202-225-2676 Northwestern College
Ohio Northern Univ
The Ohio St U, Lima
The Ohio St U, Mansfield
The U of Findlay
*OREGON*
Jim Bunn (R-OR-5) Oregon St Univ
202-225-5711 Western Oregon St College
Willamette Univ
*PENNSYLVANIA*
Jim Greenwood (R-PA-8) Delaware Valley College
202-225-4276
Tim Holden (D-PA-6) Albright College
202-225-5546 Alvernia College
Kutztown U of PA
Penn St U, Berks
Penn St U, Schuylkill
Paul Kanjorsky (D-PA-11) Bloomsburg Univ
202-225-6511 Penn St U, Hazleton
Penn St U,
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes Univ
Philip S. English (R-PA-21) Allegheny College
202-225-5406 Edinboro Univ
Gannon Univ
Mercyhurst College
Penn St U, Shenango
Penn St U, Erie Behrend
Slippery Rock Univ
Thiel College
Univ of
Pittsburgh,Titusville Campus
Jon D. Fox (R-PA-13) Antonelli Institute of
202-225-6111 Art & Photography
Beaver College
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Penn St U, Ogontz
Ursinus College
Westminster Theological Semi=
nary
Curt Weldon (R-PA-7) Cabrini College
202-225-2011 Cheyney Univ of Penn
Haverford College
Immaculate College
Penn Inst of Technology
Penn St U, Delaware Cty
Swarthmore College
Villanova Univ
*TEXAS*
Chet Edwards (D-TX-11) Baylor Univ
202-225-6105 Central Texas College
Hill College
Paul Quinn College
Texas St Tech College
U of Central Texas
U of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX-27) Texas A&M, Corpus Christi
202-225-7742 Texas A&M, Kingsville
Texas Southmost College
Texas St Tech College
U of Texas, Brownsville
*UTAH*
William H. Orton (D-UT-3) Brigham Young Univ
202-225-7751 College of Eastern Utah
Utah Valley St College
*VIRGINIA*
Owen B. Pickett (D-VA-2) Commonwealth College
202-225-4215 Norfolk St Univ
Old Dominion Univ
Regent Univ
Virginia Wesleyan College
Thomas M. Davis, III (R-VA-11) Northern Virginia
202-225-1492 Community College
=46rank R. Wolf (R-VA-10) George Mason Univ
202-225-5136 Shenandoah Univ
*WISCONSIN*
Scott Klug (R-WI-2) Edgewood College
202-225-2906 U of Wisconsin Centers
U of Wisconsin Sys Office
U of Wisconsin, Madison
[Total =3D 50 members]
Cuc Vu
National Humanities Alliance
21 Dupont Circle, N.W. Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 296-4994
Internet: cuc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cni.org