May 30, 2006
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor-HHS-Education) is currently scheduled to mark-up their FY2007 appropriations bill on June 7. This bill needs to provide funding for the Perkins Loan Federal Capital Contribution and Loan Cancellation accounts. It is critical that funding for these two accounts be included in the bill, because adding funding further down the road becomes increasingly difficult.
Therefore, COHEAO encourages all members to call their Representative as soon as possible and ask that the House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee fund both the Federal Capital Contribution and Loan Cancellation Accounts.
To find out who your Representative is, go to www.coheao.org and click on “Click Here to Send a Letter to Congress.”
If your Representative is on the Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee, please ask them to fund the Perkins Loan Federal Capital Contribution and Loan Cancellation Accounts.
If your Representative is not on the subcommittee, still call and ask that the Representative ask the subcommittee to fund the Perkins Loan Federal Capital Contribution and Loan Cancellation Accounts.
The Subcommittee Roster is as follows:
Title,
First
Last,
State,
Phone
Fax
Congressman,
Jerry
Lewis,
California,
202-225-5861
202-225-6498
Congresswoman,
Lucille
Roybal-Allard,
California,
202-225-1766
202-226-0350
Congresswoman,
Rosa L.
DeLauro,
Connecticut,
202-225-3661
202-225-4890
Congressman,
Dave
Weldon,
Florida,
202-225-3671
202-225-3516
Congressman,
Michael K.
Simpson,
Idaho,
202-225-5531
202-225-8216
Congressman,
Jesse L.
Jackson,
Illinois,
202-225-0773
202-225-0899
Congresswoman,
Anne M.
Northup,
Kentucky,
202-225-5401
202-225-5776
Congressman,
Steny H.
Hoyer,
Maryland,
202-225-4131
202-225-4300
Congressman,
Roger F.
Wicker,
Mississippi,
202-225-4306
202-225-3549
Congresswoman,
Nita M.
Lowey,
New York,
202-225-6506
202-225-0546
Congressman,
James T.
Walsh,
New York,
202-225-3701
202-225-4042
Congressman,
Ralph
Regula,
Ohio,
202-225-3876
202-225-3059
Congressman,
Ernest J.
Istook,
Oklahoma,
202-225-2132
202-226-1463
Congressman,
John E.
Peterson,
Pennsylvania,
202-225-5121
202-225-5796
Congressman,
Don
Sherwood,
Pennsylvania,
202-225-3731
202-225-9594
Congressman,
Patrick J.
Kennedy,
Rhode Island,
202-225-4911
202-225-3290
Congresswoman,
Kay
Granger,
Texas,
202-225-5071
202-225-5683
Congressman,
David R.
Obey,
Wisconsin,
202-225-3365
202-225-3240
Also, many representatives will be in their respective districts this week during recess. If possible, COHEAO also encourages members to visit the Representatives during this time, or discuss the issue with them as many will be on college campuses.
If you have any questions or need help, contact one of us at the Washington, DC office: astringer@wpllc.net, hwadsworth@wpllc.net, jcoyle@wpllc.net.
Andrew Stringer
Legislative Associate
Washington Partners, LLC
(P) 202-289-3903
(F) 202-371-0197
astringer@wpllc.net
