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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Please send a message to your representative! Rodger Stroup and
I will be in Washington for Advocacy Day on March 22-23 and would like to thank
our representatives for signing on to this letter!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jill Koverman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Past President, SCFM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AAM Museum Advocacy
[mailto:advocacy@aam-us.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> KOVERMAN, JILL<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Ask Your Rep. to Sign the Tonko/Slaughter/Lance Museum Letter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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auto;text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>***TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE***</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:red'>Act Now!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Ask Representatives to Join House
Appropriations Letter Supporting Office of Museum Services<br>
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background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Great News! In conjunction with Museums Advocacy Day,
Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Leonard Lance
(R-NJ) are circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter in the House of
Representatives encouraging Members of Congress to join their bipartisan letter
to the House Appropriations Committee urging $50 million for the Office of Museum
Services (OMS) at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
background:white'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'><a href="http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?PEVZAERZONDBPOJ">CLICK
HERE TO ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SIGN THE
TONKO/SLAUGHTER/LANCE APPROPRIATIONS LETTER TODAY!</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>"The strength of this letter will be determined by how many
Members of the House of Representatives sign on to it, and they are most likely
to do so when asked by a constituent," said <b>AAM President Ford W. Bell</b>.
"If enough Members of Congress sign on, it could lead to increased
funding for the IMLS Office of Museum Services, which has been level-funded for
several years. I applaud the leadership of Representatives Tonko,
Slaughter and Lance on this issue."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>The letter highlights the many educational and other vital
services museums provide and asks the Appropriations Committee to support $50
million for FY11 (a $14.8 million increase over</span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:green'> </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>FY10)
for OMS. These funds will help to protect collections nationwide and to help
museums continue to meet the increasing demands for their unique programs and
services.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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href="http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?PEVZAERZONREFMK">www.speakupformuseums.org</a></span></u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> today!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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