Hi Andy . . . also an FYI, Rep. Regula's wife, Mary, is the honorary chair
of the First Ladies Library in Canton, Ohio . . . might be a good plug if
anyone meets him.
Lee Langston-Harrison
Dir. of Curatorial Ops
Montpelier, home of James & Dolley Madison
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> From: Andy Finch <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: funding
> Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 6:16 PM
>
> People attending AAM Annual Meeting in Cleveland:
>
> We thought you'd want to know that Rep. Ralph Regula will be
> participating in a session on Monday morning, April 26, 1999, at 10:30,
> entitled "Navigating Federal and State Governments for Funds and
> Influence."
>
> Mr. Regula chairs the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which
> recommends funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the
> NEA and NEH, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution,
> the Holocaust Museum, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land
> Management (I think I got them all!), all of which obviously are of
> great interest to the museum community. As chair, Mr. Regula gets the
> first pass at suggesting recommendations to his subcommittee, so his
> opinion carries great weight.
>
> Let me emphasize that we don't want people to attend in order to
> complain that funding is too low! Rather, we urge people to attend
> because a healthy attendance will show him that the community cares
> about what he has to say, and because he will offer valuable insights on
> what works when you approach elected officials. (And remember, he also
> has to make recommendations for a host of other very worthy agencies,
> programs, and causes ranging from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
> various mining and energy programs.)
>
> Mr. Regula will also make brief comments at the general session that day
> on his predictions for the future of the cultural agencies.
>
> We encourage you to forward this message to other museum-related lists.
>
> See you in Cleveland.
>
> Andy Finch
> AAM Government Affairs
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>
> Usual disclaimers apply.
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