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starship-design: FW: SSRT: Funding for new SSTO X-vehicle missing (fwd)
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From: Chris W. Johnson [SMTP:chrisj@mail.utexas.edu]
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Subject: SSRT: Funding for new SSTO X-vehicle missing (fwd)
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:30:44 -0700 (MST)
From: Donald Doughty <doughtd@pr.erau.edu>
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Subject: ALERT: Help Needed to correct Congressional Mistake! (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 08:32:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: ProSpace97@aol.com
Subject: ALERT: Help Needed to correct Congressional Mistake!
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* ProSpace Legislative ACTION Alert *
* Alert No. 97-9, 7/7/97 *
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* Flawed NASA Spending Bill to be Marked up Tuesday *
* "Citizen Action Needed to Correct Mistakes" *
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* TABLE OF CONTENTS *
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* A) House HUD/VA Appropriations Subcommittee *
* makes big policy mistakes. *
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* B) Actions Needed: *
* -> Call Your Member of Congress (Monday) *
* -> Call/Fax Member(s) of Appropriations *
* Committee *
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A) House HUD/VA Subcommittee makes Mistakes
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Late last month, in very quiet action, the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies marked up its spending bill and sent it to the
full Appropriations Committee for consideration on
Tuesday. The House VA/HUD Appropriations Subcommittee
has taken several controversial actions, which in the
opinion of ProSpace President Charles Miller "are
major space policy blunders."
According to Miller, "Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Lewis
(R, CA) totally disregarded the policy guidance of the
full Science Committee in at least 2 areas.
First, Science Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner
has held several hearings about, and is in the news
every other week expressing his concerns about the
Russian's ability to keep their commitments to this
country. He has personally gone over to Russia to make
his views perfectly clear. Yet, HUD/VA has decided to
REWARD Russia's failure with a $100 Million pay-off.
Second, the Commercial Space Authorization Act of 1998
and 1999 (H.R. 1275), which was approved by the full
House, specifically authorized at least $300 Million in
FY 1998 funding for a new SSTO RLV X-vehicle. This was
clearly established as the top priority for new spending
-- yet the HUD/VA Subcommittee gave it nothing.
Miller continued, "This HUD/VA bill contains zero vision
for America's future. It is driven by bureaucratic
inertia, and serves only bureaucracy. A Democratic
President promised an end to the "Era of Big Government
but at least one Republican leader in Congress seems
to like the status quo.
Miller concluded, "Just a few months ago, we briefed
220 Members of Congress on a'Citizens Space Agenda.'
98% of the Members of Congress were extremely interested
in what we had to say, but clearly at least one important
Member did not listen to anything we said."
"I am disappointed, but the American people are not going
away. We are going to "open the space frontier for ALL
Americans. The future -- the life we will live in the 21st
Century -- is at stake right now. The American public's
voice will be heard."
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B) CALL TO ACTION -- Call Congress Now!
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The full Appropriations Committee is meeting on Tuesday
to review the HUD/VA bill. We need Americans to call
as many Members of the Committee as possible on Monday
(and ask your friends to call too!)
**** What to Do ****
1) Call or FAX one (or more) Members from the list below
of Members on the Appropriations Committee.
Look first for a Member of Congress from your home
state. There are Members from 32 states on the
Committee, so you have a good chance. The Members
are sorted by State.
If you send a Fax, keep it short and to the point. You
want them to read it immediately.
2) Politely ask for the Staffer responsible for
Appropriations. (If you get their voice-mail, good.
Leave a detailed message.)
3) POLITELY deliver the following message:
* You feel that the NASA portion of the HUD/VA bill
rewards bureaucracy and big government instead of
funding the space priorities of the American people.
* "The most important new spending priority for space
is "Future-X! This program could help open the
space frontier for millions of Americans, and save
billions of dollars for the American taxpayer."
* "Future-X" was authorized for over $300 Million in
FY 1998 within H.R. 1275, the Civilian Space
Authorization Act of 1998 and 1999, but HUD/VA bill
contains no funding for it."
* "Please add $300 Million for "Future-X" during the
markup on Tuesday."
* Keep it short and thank them for their time.
4) Call your own Member of Congress:
a) Call your own Member. (Call 202-224-3121 to get
phone number from the Congressional Operator)
b) Identify yourself as a constituent, and ask for
the staffer responsible for space. (If you
get their voice-mail, leave a detailed message.)
c) Be ready to give your home address to identify
yourself as a constituent.
d) Explain the situation (above) to the space staffer.
e) Politely tell the staffer that you would like your
Congressional Representative to support a
"Citizens Space Agenda."
Specifically ask for a call Rep. Bob Livingston
(R, LA) or Rep. David Obey (D, WI) -- the Chairman
and Senior Minority Member of the Appropriations
Committee, to request an increase of $300 Million
for "Future-X."
e) Unless the staffer has questions, thank the staffer
for his or her time, and sign off.
Contact Information
for the
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations, Chairman PHONE FAX
Livingston, Robert (R, LA) 202-225-3015 202-225-0739
Appropriations, Ranking Minority Member)
Obey, David (D, WI) 202-225-3365 202-225-0561
Aderholt, Robert (R, AL) 202-225-4876 202-225-5587
Callahan, Sonny (R, AL) 202-225-4931 202-225-0562
Dickey, Jay (R, AR) 202-225-3772 202-225-8646
Kolbe, James T. (R, AZ) 202-225-2542 202-225-0378
Pastor, Ed (D, AZ) 202-225-4065 202-225-1655
Lewis, Jerry (R, CA) 202-225-5861 202-225-6498
Torres, Esteban (D, CA) 202-225-5256 202-225-9711
Pelosi, Nancy (D, CA) 202-225-4965 202-225-8259
Fazio, Vic (D, CA) 202-225-5716 202-225-0354
Dixon, Julian C. (D, CA) 202-225-7084 202-225-4091
Packard, Ronald (R, CA) 202-225-3906 202-225-0134
Randy Cunningham (R, CA) 202-225-5452 202-225-2558
David E. Skaggs (D, CO) 202-225-2161 202-225-9127
DeLauro, Rosa (D, CT) 202-225-3661 202-225-4890
Miller, Dan (R, FL) 202-225-5015 202-226-0828
Young, C. W. Bill (R, FL) 202-225-5961 202-225-9764
Meek, Carrie P. (D, FL) 202-225-4506 202-226-0777
Kingston, Jack (R, GA) 202-225-5831 202-226-2269
Latham, Tom (R, IA) 202-225-5476 202-225-3301
Yates, Sidney R. (D, IL) 202-225-2111 202-225-3493
Porter, John E. (R, IL) 202-225-4835 202-225-0157
Visclosky, Peter J. (D, IN) 202-225-2461 202-225-2493
Tiahrt, Todd (R, KS) 202-225-6216 202-225-3489
Rogers, Harold (R, KY) 202-225-4601 202-225-0940
Northup, Anne (R, KY) 202-225-5401 202-225-5776
Olver, John (D, MA) 202-225-5335 202-225-1224
Hoyer, Steny H. (D, MD) 202-225-4131 202-225-4300
Knollenberg, Joe (R, MI) 202-225-5802 202-226-2356
Sabo, Martin Olav (D, MN) 202-225-4755 202-225-4886
Wicker, Roger (R, MS) 202-225-4306 202-225-4328
Parker, Mike (R, MS) 202-225-5865 202-225-5886
Taylor, Charles Hart (R, NC) 202-225-6401 202-251-0794
Hefner, Bill (D, NC) 202-225-3715 202-225-4036
Price, David (D, NC) 202-225-4511 202-225-2237
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (R, NJ) 202-225-5034 202-225-0658
Skeen, Joseph (R, NM) 202-225-2365 202-225-9599
Lowey, Nita M. (D, NY) 202-225-6506 202-225-0546
Forbes, Michael (R, NY) 202-225-3826 202-225-0776
Walsh, James T. (R, NY) 202-225-3701 202-225-4042
Serrano, Jose (D, NY) 202-225-4361 202-225-6001
Stokes, Louis (D, OH) 202-225-7032 202-225-1339
Kaptur, Marcy (D, OH) 202-225-4146 202-225-7711
Regula, Ralph (R, OH) 202-225-3876 202-225-3059
Hobson, David L. (R, OH) 202-225-4324 202-225-1984
Istook, Ernest Jim (R, OK) 202-225-2132 202-226-1463
Murtha, John P. (D, PA) 202-225-2065 202-225-5709
McDade, Joseph M. (R, PA) 202-225-3731 202-225-9594
Foglietta, Thomas M. (D, PA) 202-225-4731 202-225-0088
Wamp, Zach (R, TN) 202-225-3271 202-225-3494
Bonilla, Henry (R, TX) 202-225-4511 202-225-2237
DeLay, Thomas (R, TX) 202-225-5951 202-225-5241
Edwards, Chet (D TX) 202-225-6105 202-225-0350
Wolf, Frank R. (R, VA) 202-225-5136 202-225-0437
Moran, James P (D VA) 202-225-0017 202-225-0017
Nethercutt, George (R, WA) 202-225-2006 202-225-7181
Dicks, Norman D. (D, WA) 202-225-5916 202-226-1176
Neumann, Mark (R, WI) 202-225-3031 202-225-3393
Mollohan, Alan B. (D, WV) 202-225-4172 202-225-7564
Destiny is not a matter of chance;
it is a matter of choice.
It is not a thing to be waited for;
it is a thing to be achieved.
- William Jennings Bryan
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