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Dear Chairman Obey:
The undersigned education, training, disability, public health, medical research, child welfare organizations and labor unions representing the full range of stakeholders in the programs of the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Labor urge you to ensure that the final FY 2009 302b allocation for the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee reflects at least a $15 billion increase above the FY 2008 level for these critically important programs. This amount would: (1) restore cuts to core program funding over the last four years, (2) more appropriately account for four years of inflation and population growth to maintain service levels and purchasing power; and (3). return these programs to the FY 2005 level, a high water mark for many.
The programs and services administered by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor serve a broad range of constituencies and needs. However, they all share a common, fundamental goal of strengthening this nation by investing in and improving the quality of life of its people, especially the most vulnerable. Unfortunately, the resources they need have been cut, eroded by inflation or stretched thin by swelling numbers of those in need. While Congress has worked to restore some of the cuts, many programs still remain far below their FY 2005 level, and others lost all funding. The President's FY 2009 budget request continues or deepens cuts for most of the programs in the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill. America cannot sustain its global scientific and economic leadership, national security and citizens' health and well-being without increasing these investments.
While our organizations represent a wide array of domestic priorities, we are united in our effort to increase discretionary funding for health, education, labor enforcement, job training and social services programs by at least $15 billion as the budget process moves forward. This is essential to sustain the prosperity and standards of living of our nation.
To respond to this letter, please contact Dr. Marcia Mabee, Executive Director, Coalition for Health Funding: 703-709-3001, or Dr. Edward Kealy, Executive Director, Committee for Education Funding: 202-383-0083.
Respectfully,
Academic Pediatric Association Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Academy of Radiology Research Acadmey of General Dentistry (AGD) Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research African American Health Alliance AIDS Action AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families AIDS Foundation of Chicago AIDS Project Los Angeles AIDS Resources of Rural Texas AIDS Services of Austin Aids Survival Project ALFwklKCEvmPbLxd Alliance for Aging Research Alliance for Biosecurity Alliance for Microbicide Development Alpha-1 Association Alpha-1 Foundation Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer's Association America's Blood Centers American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing American Academy of Anesthesiologists Assistants American Academy of Dermatology American Academy of Emergency Medicine American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Neurology Professional Association American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Nursing American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Physician Assistants American Academy of Physician Assistants American Anthropological Association American Association for Cancer Research American Association for Dental Research American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry American Association for Health Education American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy American Association for Respiratory Care American Association for Respiratory Care American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases American Association for the Surgery of Trauma American Association of Anatomists American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine American Association of Critical-Care Nurses American Association of Neurological Surgeons American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. 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