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<br /> August Recess — August 4-September 4 the House , need to hear early and often from their con-
<br /> Target Adjournment — October 5 stituents .
<br /> " DEAR COLLEAGUE " SEEKS SUPPORT n
<br /> FOR HHAA SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMIT-
<br /> Ask Your Member to Sign-on Now TEE ON INTERIOR NAMED
<br /> President George Bush has promised early action on a major The Senate recently named the Appropriations Subcommittee
<br /> tax cut plan . His sentiments have been echoed by the newly on Interior. These members will be the first to review funding
<br /> appointed Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Ways levels for Interior programs , including the Historic
<br /> and Means Committees , Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Preservation Fund (HPF) . Building relations with these
<br /> Representative William Thomas (R-CA) . Congress failed to members is a top priority, , If any of your members are on this
<br /> enact any significant tax legislation in the 106th, and pent-up subcommittee , a visit during lobby day is essential. Be sure
<br /> demand is certain to create a tidal wave of proposals , to schedule meetings now for March,
<br /> Preservation Action, the National Trust and NCSHPO are
<br /> hoping to ride the crest of the wave, seeking reintroduction Senate Appropriations , Subcommittee on Interior, Conrad
<br /> of Historic HomeownershiRAssistance Act (HHAA) . Burns (R-MT) , Ted Stevens (R-AK) , Thad Cochran (R-MS ) ,
<br /> Pete Domenici (R-NM) , Robert Bennett (R-UT) , Judd Gregg
<br /> HHAA' s lead House sponsors Representatives Clay Shaw (R. (R-NH) , Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) , Robert Byrd (D-
<br /> FL) and John Lewis (D - GA) circulated a "Dear Colleague" WA) , Patrick Leahy (D -VT) , Ernest Hollings (D-SC) , Harry
<br /> letter requesting support and original co-sponsorship for Reid (D-NV) , Byron Dorgan '(D-ND) , Dianne Feinstein (D-
<br /> HHAA. Ask your member to call the offices of Clay Shaw CA) , and Patty Murray (D-WA) .
<br /> (R-FL) and John Lewis (D- GA) to become an original co-
<br /> sponsor.
<br /> In the first day of circulation , the letter gathered six addition-
<br /> al original co-sponsors including Representatives Xavier
<br /> Becerra (D-CA) , Wes Watkins (R- OK) , William Jefferson
<br /> (D-LA) , Richard Neal (D-MA) , Amo Houghton (R-NY) , and
<br /> Earl Blumenauer (D -OR) . This letter serves to remind mem-
<br /> bers of the importance of HHAA and alert them *to the bill' s
<br /> impending introduction.
<br /> HHAA garnered 221 co-sponsors in the House and 39 in the
<br /> 1� Senate last year making it one of the most widely endorsed
<br /> tax plans in Congress . Preservation advocates must replicate
<br /> that support in the 107th in order to position ' the bill strongly
<br /> before the leadership and to bolster the efforts of the bill's
<br /> Congressional champions . Unfortunately, sheer numbers will
<br /> not be enough. Without the support of key committee mem-
<br /> bers , the leadership and the President, the bill could once
<br /> again be taken off the table. While, Grassley was a co- spon-
<br /> sor in the 106th , Thomas has never put his name on the bill .
<br /> These members and their ranking minority counterparts , Max
<br /> Baucus (D-MT) in the Senate and Charles Rangel (E)-NY) in
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