CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TODAY!

March 02, 2006

Once again, in a strong, bipartisan show of support for Perkins, Senators Burns (R-MT), Collins (R-ME), Durbin (D-IL) and Clinton (D-NY) have sponsored a “Dear Colleague” letter urging their fellow Senators to preserve funding for Perkins.

A Dear Colleague letter is a vehicle used to gather the signatures of members of Congress who support a particular position, bill or issue. In this instance, these four Senators are seeking other senators to sign on to a letter to be sent to the Senate Budget Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Ranking Member Kent Conrad (D-ND). This letter notes the value of career technical education and specifically asks that Perkins be funded at no less than $1.3 billion.

ACTION NEEDED:Contact your Senators today! The deadline for senators to sign on in support of funding Perkins is MONDAY, MARCH 6!!!

If senators would like to sign on to the letter, their staff should contact Chris Eyler with Senator Burns at 202-224-0683, Greg Walton with Senator Clinton at 202-224-4451, Anne Hickey with Senator Collins at 202-224-2523, or Sirat Attapit with Senator Durbin at 202-224-8465.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Nichole Jackson, Director of Government Relations at NJackson@careertech.org.

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