We need to help
protect federal funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and
for Connecticut Humanities. Last week, the House Interior Appropriations
Subcommittee sent a budget bill for FY 2014 to the full Appropriations
Committee that includes a
drastic 49% cut to NEH (and NEA) funding, which would come on top of a 19% cut
over the past three years. This bill threatens the viability of
the 56 state and territorial humanities councils -- including Connecticut
Humanities -- which receive significant funding from the NEH.
Before the full House
Appropriations Committee votes on the bill, I urge you to contact your
representatives, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee,
to thank them for their long-standing support for the NEH and Connecticut
Humanities, to voice your opposition to cuts that would devastate the NEH and
the state humanities councils, and to urge them to do all they can to keep
these cuts from happening.
The
House Appropriations Committee has scheduled a markup of the FY 2014 Interior
Appropriations bill for Wednesday,
July 31, so it is essential that you not delay!
Please use this link to send an electronic message to your representative.
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