>In a surprising -- and moderately positive -- turn of events, the Senate
>Appropriations Committee approved the Commerce, Justice, State and the
>Judiciary Appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997 yesterday and added
>back in $4 million of funding for TIIAP. While this amount is a mere
>pittance in comparison to what the program should receive, it will set the
>stage for an amendment on the Senate floor to add more money and bring the
>funding level at least up to the level that was appropriated by the House
>-- $21.5 million.
At the risk of sounding terribly ignorant, what is TIIAP? and why should we
support it? Thanks for the info.
Cris Wolf
Collections Manager
UIHC Medical Museum
8024A JCP/200 Hawkins Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-8475 FAX (319) 356-3862
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