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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As
a member of the NASFAA Federal Issues Committee, I strongly urge you to make
your views known to your Congressional representatives.</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>As mentioned below, this
is especially important if your representative in Congress voted against it,
but there were also 17 members of Congress who didn’t vote, just about
evenly divided between parties. It’s important to get them to vote
yes as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Of the Oklahoma
House delegation, all 4 Republicans voted NO and Dan Boren did not vote. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>This is important,
every e-mail, call, fax, etc, helps. I don’t know if the links to
each representative’s website will stay intact when I forward this
message, so if you need to find their contact information, use this URL to go
to the directory of House members: </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html">http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html</a>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Representative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hometown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>01<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mem_contact_info.html?statdis=OK01">John
Sullivan </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>R<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tulsa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>02<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mem_contact_info.html?statdis=OK02">Dan
Boren </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>D<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Paden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mem_contact_info.html?statdis=OK03">Frank
D. Lucas </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>R<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cheyenne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>04<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mem_contact_info.html?statdis=OK04">Tom
Cole </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>R<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Moore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>05<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mem_contact_info.html?statdis=OK05">Mary
Fallin </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>R<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Oklahoma
City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pam
McConahay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Associate
Director, University of Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>pmcconahay@ou.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Today's News
[mailto:NASFAANEWS-L@LISTSERV.NASFAA.ORG] <b>On Behalf Of </b>NASFAA NEWS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NASFAANEWS-L@LISTSERV.NASFAA.ORG<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NASFAA Action Item: Urge Your Representative To Overturn
Education Spending Bill Veto</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333366'>Wednesday,
November 14, 2007</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366'>NASFAA ACTION
ITEM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2007/ghousevetovote111407.html"
title="http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2007/gbudgetbattle111407"><b><span
style='color:#B52525'>Urge Your Representative To Overturn Education Spending
Bill Veto</span></b><span style='color:#B52525'> </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NASFAA urges
all members to immediately <a
href="http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml">contact their
Representatives</a> and urge them to vote to override the President's veto of
the FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NASFAA is
joining other organizations in activating a grassroots effort to urge members
of the House to override the veto. The House vote is scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon, so immediate action is required. In previous votes on the bill the
House has come up just short of the two-thirds majority needed to overturn a
veto. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It is
especially important for members with a <a
href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1075.xml#N">Representative who voted
against the bill</a> to take action. Please contact these Representatives and
urge them to change their vote and support this important increase in student
aid funding. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The bill
increases the maximum Pell Grant to $4,925 and increases funding for TRIO and
GEARUP. It also restores funding for financial aid programs that President Bush
recommended eliminating in his 2008 budget. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If the House
fails to override the veto, then cuts to Pell grants and possibly other student
aid programs are expected. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NASFAA
thanks all its members for their hard work to support increases in student aid
funding for needy students. One last push is necessary to achieve this goal. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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