We Need Your Help TODAY! Email Your Representative and Our Senators. Help to Override the President’s Veto of the FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill.
Background:
Yesterday, The Arc of North Carolina reported on this blog that President Bush had vetoed the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill. TODAY, we need your help. Congress is going to try to override this veto. We need you to email your Representative and Senators.
Why Is This Important to the Disability Community?
This legislation affects million of people with disabilities, their families, caregivers and service providers.
The appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies (Labor-HHS-Ed) is the bill that provides funding for the vast majority of federal disability programs.
The 2008 Labor-HHS-Ed bill (H.R. 3043) provides about $7 billion more than last year's bill, including increases for: • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind• Developmental Disabilities Act programs• A new family support program earmark• Staffing of the Social Security Administration to expedite disability benefits claims• Child health and human development research at the National Institutes of Health
Take Action:
Send an email message to your Senators and Representatives TODAY, November 14! Please be sure to add some information about your personal interest in disability programs and services to the sample message.
Find Who Represents You
http://capwiz.com/thearc/dbq/officials/
Sample Email Language:
I am writing to urge you to vote to override President Bush's veto of the FY 2008 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies.
This bill provides funding for the vast majority of federal disability programs. Millions of people with disabilities depend on these programs for their vocational, health, and educational needs and their very survival.
This year's Labor-HHS-Ed appropriations bill finally brings desperately needed increases for historically underfinanced disability-related programs. It provides $7 billion more than last year's bill, including increases for:
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind
• Developmental Disabilities Act programs
• A new family support program earmark
• Staffing of the Social Security Administration to expedite disability benefits claims
• Child health and human development research at the National Institutes of Health
Want More Information:
Click here to view a comparison of funding levels for all major disability programs.
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