From notes@igc.apc.org Sat Mar 11 00:04:13 1995 Reply-To: Moderator of conference "njspeakout" Subject: Re: Which Way for University Students? X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Lines: 143 From: Fri Mar 10 15:08:54 1995 Crossposted from afroam-l@harvarda.harvard.edu STUDENT AID CUTS PROPOSED DID YOU KNOW THAT THE U.S. CONGRESS IS PROPOSING TO CUT STUDENT AID PROGRAMS NEARLY $20 BILLION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? THE CUTS UNDER CONSIDERATION WOULD INCREASE STUDENT LOAN INDEBTEDNESS BY UP TO 50% AND REDUCE GRANT AND WORK-STUDY FUNDING. IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENT AID CUTS, CALL THE "SAVE THE STUDENT AID" HOTLINE: 1-800-574-4AID YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE -- LET CONGRESS HEAR FROM YOU! (FOR EACH CALL, A $3.65 CHARGE WILL BE BILLED TO YOUR MAJOR CREDIT CARD. IT'S A SMALL INVESTMENT IN YOUR FUTURE THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.) ============================================================== How to Write Your Members of Congress Attached is a sample letter to Congress with a space provided for you to add your own personal message about the importance of student aid. If you know who your Members of Congress are, you can write or call them in Washington, DC: Senators: House Members: The Honorable (Name) The Honorable (Name) United States Senate United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 202-224-3121 202-225-3121 Your Members of Congress also have district offices listed in your phone book. If you do not know who your Members of Congress are, you can address your letter to the United States Student Association. USSA will gather and sort the letters and deliver them to the appropriate Members of Congress. United States Student Association (USSA) 815 15th Street, NW, Suite 838 Washington, DC 20005 Many Members of Congress are on the Internet. A list of e-mail addresses is attached if you prefer to e-mail your letter. {DATE} {FILL IN YOUR NAME} {YOUR HOME ADDRESS} {CITY, STATE ZIP} {The Honorable NAME} {United States Senate or House of Representatives} {Washington, DC 20510 or 20515} {Dear Senator/Representative NAME}: College is the best investment for America's future. I urge you to support continued funding for college loan and student aid programs. Recent reports suggest you are considering the biggest cuts in the history of student aid. While we applaud congressional efforts for responsible deficit reduction, cuts in student aid just don't make sense. Student aid actually saves taxpayers money by stimulating economic growth, expanding the tax base and increasing productivity. That's why every major opinion poll shows strong support for student aid programs. The cuts under consideration would increase student loan indebtedness by up to 50% and reduce grants and work-study funding. The bottom line is these cuts will make a college education unobtainable for many of us. A college education means increased opportunity -- opportunity to advance in a career, to earn more and to contribute more to the economy and to society. There are millions of students, parents, educators and business leaders, each with a story about how important a college education is and how student aid helped them achieve it. {FILL IN YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGE ABOUT WHY STUDENT AID IS IMPORTANT TO YOU} The opportunity to go to college is a privilege that should be everyone's right. Please don't cut our future short. Don't cut student aid. Sincerely, {YOUR NAME} {COLLEGE ATTENDED} LIST OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SENATE Jeff Bingaman D - New Mexico senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov Larry E. Craig R - Idaho larry_craig@craig.senate.gov Christopher J. Dodd D - Connecticut sen_dodd@dodd.senate.gov Edward M. Kennedy D - Massachusetts senator@kennedy.senate.gov Patrick J. Leahy D - Vermont senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov Larry Pressler R - South Dakota larry_pressler@pressler.senate.gov Charles S. Robb D - Virginia senator_robb@robb.senate.gov Paul Simon D - Illinois senator@simon.senate.gov HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Joe Barton R - Texas-6 barton06@hr.house.gov Sherwood Boehlert R - New York-23 boehlert@hr.house.gov Dave Camp R - Michigan -4 davecamp@hr.house,gov John Conyers, Jr. D - Michigan-14 jconyers@hr.house.gov Peter Deutsch D - Florida-20 pdeutsch@hr.house.gov Jay Dickey R - Arkansas-4 jdickey@hr.house.gov Vern J. Ehlers R - Michigan-3 congehlr@hr.house.gov Anna G. Eshoo D - California-14 annagram@hr.house.gov Elisabeth Furse D - Oregon-1 furseor1@hr.house.gov Sam Gejdenson D - Connecticut-2 bozrah@hr.house.gov Newt Gingrich R - Georgia-6 georgia6@hr.house.gov Robert W. Goodlatte R - Virginia-6 talk2bob@hr.house.gov J. Dennis Hastert R - Illinois-14 dhastert@hr.house.gov Ernest Jim Istook R - Oklahoma-5 istook@hr.house.gov Sam Johnson R - Texas-3 samtx03@hr.house.gov Tom Lantos D - California-12 talk2tom@hr.house.gov George Miller D - California-7 georgem@hr.house.gov Ed Pastor D - Arizona-2 edpastor@hr.house.gov Earl Pomeroy D - North Dakota epomeroy@hr.house.gov Jim Ramstad R - Minnesota-3 mn03@hr.house.gov Pat Roberts R - Kansas-1 emailpat@hr.house.gov Charlie Rose D - North Carolina-7 crose@hr.house.gov Christopher Shays R - Connecticut-4 cshays@hr.house.gov David E. Skaggs D - Colorado-2 skaggs@hr.house.gov --------------------------- jubilee@ella.mills.edu jubilee@boing.resort.com