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FYI, an attempt to shield NIH from budget cuts.

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Jim Cassell                                        jwcassell@UNC.EDU
Institute for Research in Social Science           Phone:  919-962-0782
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill           Fax:    919-962-4777
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3355   USA

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Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 11:55:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Emily Agree <eagree@psc.lsa.umich.edu>
To: Demography List <demographic-list@postbox.anu.edu.au>
Subject: APPROPRIATIONS FOR NIH


For the attention of population professionals in the United States.
(For those not in the U.S., my apoplogies for the irrelevance).

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SENTOR HATFIELD, WHO CHAIRS THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, WILL BE OFFERING AN AMENDMENT (THE HATFIELD
AMENDMENT) TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION WHICH WILL EXEMPT NIH
FROM ALL BUDGET CUTS. THE AMENDMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE
CONSIDERED ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE THIS MONDAY, MAY 22ND.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED, ON BEHALF OF NIH, TO CONTACT YOUR TWO
SENATORS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.  TO
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS, CALL 202-224-3121 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOU ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER
CONCERNED PARTIES AND TO CONTACT OTHERS AT YOUR INSTITUTION
WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.

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