*Urgent - call your Senators. The budget is being discussed in every senate office on the hill.* * * *If you live in Iowa, call Senator Harkin. He is the Chairman of the ** Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. **Please call Sen Harkins' office at 1-202-224-3254 to let him know that we can not cut STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) funding programs in our K-12 schools. STEM funding cuts should not be part of cuts in budget proposed by Senate. Cutting STEM programs would be like cutting the future of our nation off at the knees - for a generation. * * * *I have also called every congressman in my state to find out if they supported the House version (HR1) provisions which did cut STEM program funding in our schools. I let them know that their support for those cuts would be made public, and that their actions on that specific aspect of the budget process seriously diminishes the future success of our children in a world where the only real advantage any nation can have is in knowledge, science and technology. Six of Alabama's seven congressman voted to cut STEM funding. * * * *Call all your Senators. You can get their phone numbers at http://senate.gov * * * *Thanks!* *Tim Williamson* * * * *
