<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">"Native American Caucus Supports Funding for the Esther Martinez Act</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">NIEA - National Indian Education Association</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><</SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.niea.org/"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">http://www.niea.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">org</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">National Indian Education Association</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">110 Maryland Avenue, N.E.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Suite 104</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Washington, D.C. 20002</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">P: (202) 544-7290 / F: (202) 544-7293</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">May 1, 2007</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Broadcast #07-023 (Corrections)</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Native American Caucus Supports Funding for the Esther Martinez</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Act and Johnson O'Malley Program</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">On April 27, 2007, the Native American Caucus, co-chaired by</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Representatives Dale Kildee (D-MI) and Rick Renzi (R-AZ), sent</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">letters requesting funding for the Esther Martinez Native</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">American Languages Act and the Johnson O'Malley program to</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and to</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, respectively.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Specifically, the letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Education, requested $10 million in the Administration for</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Native Americans (ANA), Administration for Children and Families,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">portion of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">budget for FY 2008 for the purpose of funding Native American</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">language immersion and language restoration programs at ANA. In</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">addition to Kildee and Renzi, Representatives Frank Pallone</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">(D-NJ), Steve Pearce (R-NM), David Wu (D-OR), Stephanie Herseth</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Sandlin (D-SD), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Dennis Moore (D-KS),</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Mike McIntyre (D-NC), James Oberstar (D-MN), Raul Grijalva</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">(D-AZ), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Heather Wilson (R-NM), and Joe</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Courtney (D-CT) signed the letter.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">The letter addressed to the Subcommittee on Interior and Related</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Agencies requested restoration of funding for the Johnson</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">O'Malley (JOM) program at the Bureau of Indian Affairs,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Department of the Interior, to the FY 2006 enacted level of</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">$16.4million. This program was eliminated in the President's FY</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">2008 budget. Members who signed that letter include</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Representatives Kildee, Renzi, Pallone, Pearce, Wu, Herseth</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Sandlin, Abercrombie, Moore, McIntyre, Oberstar, Grijalva,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Reyes, Joe Baca (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA),</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Michael Michaud (D-ME), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA),</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Dan Boren (D-OK), and Bob Filner (D-CA).</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">Copies of the letter may be viewed by clicking on this link:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">SIGNATURES <</SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.niea.org/history/research.php"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">http://www.niea.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">org/history/research.php</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><</SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.niea.org/"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">http://www.niea.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">org</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">> org></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">Much Progress in NIEA Broadcast #07-023</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">NIEA - National Indian Education Association</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><</SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.niea.org/"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">http://www.niea.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D68AB"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">org</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">> org></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">National Indian Education Association</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">110 Maryland Avenue, N.E.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Suite 104</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Washington, D.C. 20002</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">P: (202) 544-7290 / F: (202) 544-7293</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">May 1, 2007</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Broadcast #07-023</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Georgia; min-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Much Progress has occured for gathering signatures and support</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">for these two important Isuues.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; 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