Esther Martinez Act

[Andre Cramblit]

"Native American Caucus Supports Funding for the Esther Martinez Act

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May 1, 2007
Broadcast #07-023 (Corrections)

Native American Caucus Supports Funding for the Esther Martinez
Act and Johnson O'Malley Program

On April 27, 2007, the Native American Caucus, co-chaired by
Representatives Dale Kildee (D-MI) and Rick Renzi (R-AZ), sent
letters requesting funding for the Esther Martinez Native
American Languages Act and the Johnson O'Malley program to
the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and to
the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, respectively.

Specifically, the letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and
Education, requested $10 million in the Administration for
Native Americans (ANA), Administration for Children and Families,
portion of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
budget for FY 2008 for the purpose of funding Native American
language immersion and language restoration programs at ANA. In
addition to Kildee and Renzi, Representatives Frank Pallone
(D-NJ), Steve Pearce (R-NM), David Wu (D-OR), Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin (D-SD), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Dennis Moore (D-KS),
Mike McIntyre (D-NC), James Oberstar (D-MN), Raul Grijalva
(D-AZ), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Heather Wilson (R-NM), and Joe
Courtney (D-CT) signed the letter.

The letter addressed to the Subcommittee on Interior and Related
Agencies requested restoration of funding for the Johnson
O'Malley (JOM) program at the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior, to the FY 2006 enacted level of
$16.4million. This program was eliminated in the President's FY
2008 budget. Members who signed that letter include
Representatives Kildee, Renzi, Pallone, Pearce, Wu, Herseth
Sandlin, Abercrombie, Moore, McIntyre, Oberstar, Grijalva,
Reyes, Joe Baca (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA),
Michael Michaud (D-ME), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA),
Dan Boren (D-OK), and Bob Filner (D-CA).

Copies of the letter may be viewed by clicking on this link:
SIGNATURES <http://www.niea.org/history/research.php>

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Much Progress in NIEA Broadcast #07-023
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May 1, 2007
Broadcast #07-023

Much Progress has occured for gathering signatures and support
for these two important Isuues.

Signatures from the House Appropriations SubCommittee for the
Johnson O'Malley Amendments

and

Signatures from the Ester Martinez Bill.

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