~Posting for Jan~ Thanks Jan for passing along the info!
"FYI
The Senate is planning to vote on S. 1248 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) at 1:45 today. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, a national coalition of about 50 of the top disability and special needs related groups, that includes National Down Syndrome Society, has been on full force with this legislation and is very involved in this legislation and will continue to do so as it moves to conference committee if Senate passes their bill.
The one amendment that we can safely urge Senator Bayh and Lugar to pass is the amendment to be offered by Senators Hagel (R-NE) and Harkin (D-IA) that will guarantee full funding for IDEA. As of yesterday Sen. Bayh was undecided on how to vote on this amendment.
If you can, call Bayh's office at 202-224-5623 and Lugar's office at 202-224-4814 to urge them to vote yes on the Hagel-Harkin amendment and help all children in our Indiana public schools receive the quality education they deserve.
Thank you.
Clark"
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