[UAGCNews] Legislative Assistance Needed

[Teri Lane]

We need your help in the U.S. Senate. We have an opportunity to
create a permanent funding stream for the Jacob Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Education program, which would provide
approximately $30 million (over 4 times the current funding
level) for the program, but we need your help before May 31.

The Senate is debating the immigration bill, and we are
supporting an amendment by Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa)
(amendment no. 1156) that would increase fees for H-1B visas -
those that corporations obtain to bring highly skilled employees
to the U.S. - and direct the increased fees to the Javits
program.

It is important that you call both your U.S. Senators and urge
them to support the Grassley amendment. Emails and letters will
be lost in the crush of communications coming into the Senate on
the immigration bill. In order to have your support heard, we
recommend that you call your Senators offices and leave a careful
message. We have posted more details about the amendment, and
what you should say when you call, on the NAGC legislative update
page <http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=585>  of the website.

Thank you. Senators need to hear from constituents; your calls
will make a difference.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) 
1707 L Street, N.W. - Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036
USA



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Washington, DC 20036
USA


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