Public Congressional Budget Meetings

William C. Stevens (wstevens@c-mols.siu.edu)
Fri, 20 Jan 1995 11:04:26 -0600

I have received a fax from American Chemical Society's Department of
Government Relations and Science Policy asking that scientists whose
institutions are affected by federal funding for science (NSF, NIH, DoE,
etc.) please attend the meetings described below if they are nearby. I have
lifted the following from American Institute of Physics FYI #7:

>The House Budget Committee travels to Ohio, Arizona, South
>Carolina, New Jersey, and Montana during the next four weeks for
>hearings on federal spending. In announcing the public hearings
>entitled, "How Do We Cut the Federal Budget?," committee chairman
>John Kasich (R-Ohio) said, "We're taking Congress on the road to
>the places that never get asked their opinion...it's about time we
>let the people do the talking and Congress do the listening."
>
>Each field hearing will last about 2 1/2 hours, and is open to the
>public and the media. The sessions are formatted so that "the
>views of the people attending will consume the majority of the
>hearing." Kasich explained, "We want to hear from the real
>America outside the Washington Beltway, the America that pays the
>bills. Simply put, paid lobbyists and professional testifiers have
>had their chance and will not be allowed to speak. It's time to
>hear from everyday people who will share reams of real life
>experience in making ends meet, not reams of special interest
>testimony." The schedule released by the Budget Committee
>(telephone number 202-226-7270) follows:
>
>January 21, 1995; 3:00 pm
>Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dominican College Little Theater
>
>January 28, 1995; 2:30 pm
>Prescott, Arizona: The Elks Theater
>
>February 4, 1995; 2:00 pm
>Columbia, South Carolina: Airport High School Gymnasium
>
>February 11, 1995; 1:00 pm
>Manville, New Jersey: VFW Post 2290 Meeting Hall
>
>February 18, 1995; 2:00 pm
>Billings, Montana: Rocky Mountain College Gymnasium

If you can attend one of these, but would like further information or
assistance, please contact ACS's Christopher Shafer at 202-872-4354 or
crs93@acs.org.

Bill

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William C. Stevens, Ph.D. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
Director Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4405
wstevens@c-mols.siu.edu
voice: 618-453-6498 fax: -6408
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