Census Bureau Proposed Budget Cuts FY 2007
This is information about the Census Bureau's budget just sent by the
Population Association of America.
During debate two weeks ago in the U.S. House of Representatives, the
House accepted a number of amendments that cut proposed funding for the
Census Bureau for Fiscal Year 2007 by approximately $60 million. The
action now shifts to the Senate, where the Senate Commerce, Justice,
Science Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to mark up its version
of the bill today, and the full Senate Appropriations Committee will
consider the same bill on Thursday, July 13. If your Senator is listed
below, I encourage you to contact him or her
and ask them to support the Administration's Fiscal Year 2007 request
for the Census Bureau, $878 million, and reject any amendments that
would cut proposed funding for the Census Bureau in Fiscal Year 2007.
As members of the Census Project, the PAA and APC signed onto a letter
to the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee
members, asking them to support the Administration's request. If you
would like to review a copy of this letter as background, it is located
at:
http://www.thecensusproject.org/Appropriations%20ltr-July06-Senate.pdf.
Majority Members
Senator Thad Cochran (MS) (Chairman, Full Committee)
Senator Richard Shelby (Chairman, Subcommittee) (AL)
Senator Judd Gregg (NH) Senator Ted Stevens (AK)
Senator Arlen Specter (PA)
Senator Conrad Burns (MT)
Senator Robert Bennett (UT)
Senator Larry Craig (ID)
Senator Mike DeWine (OH)
Senator Wayne Allard (CO) Senator Pete Domenici (NM)
Senator Mitch McConnell (KY)
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)
Senator Sam Brownback (KS)
Senator Christopher Bond (MO)
Minority Members
Senator Barbara Mikulski (Ranking Member) (MD)
Senator Harry Reid (NV)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA)
Senator Richard Durbin (IL)
Senator Tim Johnson (SD)
Senator Mary Landrieu (LA) Senator Daniel Inouye (HI)
Senator Patrick Leahy (VT)
Senator Herb Kohl (WI)
Senator Patty Murray (WA)
Senator Tom Harkin (IA) Senator Byron Dorgan (ND)
Senator Robert Bryd (WVA) Your senators' contact information is available at:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Thank you!
Mary Jo Hoeksema
Public Affairs Specialist
Population Association of America/
Association of Population Centers
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 520
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 939-5456
paaapc@crosslink.net