Action
The House of Representatives and the Senate are scheduled to take up the final version of the FY08 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill, which contains $272 million for Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program the week of November 5. Please email your Senators and Representatives immediately and urge them to support passage of the FY08 Labor, HHS and Education spending bill. CLICK HERE to enter your zip code and send a letter with this important message.
Legislative Background
The House and the Senate will be voting on a final, compromise Labor, HHS and Education spending bill in the next few days. This final, conferenced bill contains level funding of $272 million for EETT—a victory for education technology advocates. However, the President has vowed to veto the final version of the Labor, HHS and Education spending bill because it exceeds his budget proposals by nearly $11 billion, putting EETT funding into jeopardy. The House and Senate need to pass this bill by a two-thirds majority in order to show the President that Congress will override his threatened veto – so every vote counts!
The appropriations process does not end with this single vote. Please be prepared for us to call on you a number of times in November and December to support our efforts to maintain Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) funding for FY08. We hope that you will be ready to answer our call and speak up to Congress.
