Just thought we needed to pass the word….tj
Terry Jackson
American Association for State and Local History
Project Coordinator
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203
615-320-3203
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Dear Friends of AASLH:
Please see the AAM statement below. You'll recall that
I sent you a request to respond last week. Now your help is needed more
than ever.
Please join AASLH, AAM and others to help members of
Congress understand the real value of your institutions. If museums are
excluded from this stimulus package, the message Congress gets is not a good
one for future efforts.
Thanks for your help!
Terry
Davis
President & CEO
AASLH
1717 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37203
615/320-3203
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Original Message -----
From: AAM Museum Advocacy
To: davis@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 06,
2009 6:48 PM
Subject: Coburn Amendment
Passes, Museums Must Respond
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During Senate
consideration of the economic recovery legislation today, an amendment was
passed prohibiting funds from going to museums, zoos, and aquariums. The amendment,
offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (S. Amdt. No. 309), states, "None of the
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for
any casino or other gambling establishment, aquariums, zoo, golf course,
swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center and
highway beautification project." The
amendment was adopted on a 73-24 vote. You can see how your Senators voted HERE. Differences
between the House and Senate versions of the economic stimulus legislation
will have to be resolved in a House-Senate conference committee before the
bill is submitted to the President. "Congress
needs to be reminded that museums are a vital part of our economy," said
AAM President Ford W. Bell. "It's time for us to make our case
and I am calling on all museums to send their Members of Congress an Economic
Impact Statement showing the ways in which their museum contributes to the
economy." You can do this
today by answering a few
questions about your museum HERE. The information you
provide will be automatically entered into letters that you can send to your
Members of Congress. Most Members of
Congress do not realize that museums employ more than a quarter-million
Americans, spend an estimated $14.5 billion annually, and rank among the top
three family vacation destinations. Let them know about the local impact your
museum has by contacting your U.S. Senators and
Representative today! Visit www.speakupformuseums.org for more information
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