Testimony Archive

November 2007 Letter to Speaker of House, asking the House to override the President’s veto of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill.

November 2007 Letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations, expressing appreciation for the increase in funding forAdult Education basic grants but also sharing concerns that the conference did not adopt the House-passed $25 million increase.

October 2007 NCL joins more than 800 other organizations in urging members of the Senate to vote in favor of the FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill with an increase over FY 2007 levels.

September 2007 Letter to members of the House and Senate, expressing support for the proposed funding levels in the House-passed bill for adult basic education and the Even Start Family Literacy Program.

July 2007 Letter to members of the House of Representatives, asking them to vote in favor of the FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill providing a 4.8% overall increase for programs in the bill.

June 2007 Letter to members of Senate Appropriations Committee, asking to restore funding for the Even Start Family Literacy Program at the level of $99 million as approved by the House Committee on Appropriations.

June 2007 Letter to Senate Concerning Provisions of Immigration Legislation, addressing provisions for English language services in immigration bill and amendments and advocating for providing services through the existing federal adult education system.

May 2007 Letter to Congressman David Obey, asking for $14 billion increase in discretionary funding for health, education, labor enforcement, job training and social services programs.

Letter to Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon commending Senior Independence Act

Letter to Congressman Ruben Hinojosa commending Senior Independence Act

NCL testimony to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies of the House Committee on Appropriations linking the need for adult literacy services, the re-funding of Even Start, and the continued need for an adult literacy research center to the NAAL survey