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





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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