Paige nomination for Secretary of Education

Leila Monaghan monaghan at borges.ucsd.edu
Tue Jan 9 23:27:03 UTC 2001


>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles E. Yow, Esq. [mailto:mediate at goldinc.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:41 AM
> To: NAHI at Yowlaw.com
> Subject: ICWA
>
>
> Please Give This The Widest Distribution  Your Assistance Is Greatly
> Appreciated
>
> We apologize for not writing a personal letter.  We have a limited number of
> e-mail addresses and time is pressing in the following regard.  We would
> appreciate your assistance in forwarding and posting this message to inform
> all entities and people interested in native rights.  Please feel free to
> modify the following as necessary and substitute your name were our names or
> references are found.
>
>
> Department of Education: Confirmation Hearing: Dr. Rod. Paige
>
> Over 500 Native American, Religious and Civil Rights organizations are on
> record opposing the use of Native American based mascots.  Among the school
> districts with the worst record is the Houston Independent School District
> lead by Superintendent Dr. Rod Paige .  President-elect Bush has nominated
> Houston Independent School District Superintendent (HISD) Dr. Rod Paige to
> head the U.S. Department of Education.
>
> With the use of Native American based mascots coming under more frequent
> review, the propriety of singling out a race or ethnic group for use in the
> entertainment of other members of society is recognized as harmful to Native
> American students and other students of color.  Of great concern is the
> realization that where a school district utilizes a mascot identified with a
> race or ethnic group, the likeness is virtually always that of a Native
> American.
>
> The adoption of a Native American mascot is most often accompanied by the
> utilization, and more often the cartoonization of the likeness of a Native
> American.  In addition, Native American religion, traditions, and culture
> are used in the taxpayer funded entertainment of non-natives at school
> sporting and other activities and functions.  Native American based mascots
> create, encourage, and/or perpetuate racially hostile conditions for Native
> American and other students of color within the district.  As such they have
> no place in an educational setting.
>
> The Native American Heritage Initiative is a consortium of legal
> professionals, and other individuals that work in the support of other
> Native American entities in matters they are addressing that involve
> addressing heritage and civil rights issues effecting Native Americans.  In
> this regard, on behalf of Native American and other students and residents
> of color, the Native American Heritage Initiative was asked by Native
> American and other community members to contact Dr. Paige regarding HISD's
> use of offensive and degrading Native American based mascots.
>
> The initial portion of our investigation started with an examination of
> prior efforts.  One group that has been involved for a long period of time
> has posted the timeline of its involvement with the HISD mascot matter at:
> http://www.setaim.com/houston_timeline.html  Our interaction with Dr. Paige
> is similar to the total lack of interest and concern described by Native
> American parents, students, and community leaders who also expressed
> concerns with the Dr. Paige's lack of leadership regarding HISD's use of
> Native American mascots.
>
> Based on various sources with direct interaction with Dr. Paige it is safe
> to conclude Dr. Paige is not concerned with matters affecting native
> children, residents or staff and has steadfastly refused to address the
> issue of Native American  based mascots.  In this regard Dr. Paige has
> refused to even consider the possibility that names such as "Redskin" could
> be or are offensive to Native Americans.  Dr. Paige's communication has made
> it clear he takes the narrowest view of the law possible to retain his
> Native American based mascots.  In a time when affirmative action and other
> programs designed to reduce discrimination face erosion, we do not need a
> person without the willingness or ability to understand issues of concern to
> Native Americans in a position to affect the education of all Native
> American  and other children of color.
>
> We need to get the issue of Dr. Paige's lack of interest and concern before
> members of the senate committee that is reviewing his fitness to lead the
> United States Department of Education.  General e-mails can be addressed to
> webmaster at labor.senate.gov  After sending e-mail we would appreciate it if
> you could forward a copy to CYow at Yowlaw.com   Please also e-mail the
> following senators on the committee.
>
> Senator Kennedy
> http://kennedy.senate.gov/main.cfm?whichpage=email&whichmenu=1
> Senator Dodd  Senator at dodd.senate.gov
> Senator  Harkin  tom_harkin at harkin.senate.gov
> Senator Wellstone  http://www.senate.gov/~wellstone/webform.html
> Senator Mikulski  http://www.senate.gov/~mikulski/mailform.htm
> Senator Bingaman  senator_bingaman at bingaman.senate.gov
> Senator Murray  senator_murray at murray.senate.gov
> Senator Reed  http://www.senate.gov/~reed/form-opinion.htm
> Senator Jeffords  http://jeffords.senate.gov/contact.htm
> Senator Gregg  http://www.senate.gov/~gregg/body_e-mail.htm
> Senator Frist  senator_frist at frist.senate.gov
> <senator_frist at frist.senate.gov>
> Senator DeWine  http://www.senate.gov/~dewine/request_form.html
> Senator Enzi  Senator at enzi.senate.gov
> Senator Hutchinson  senator.hutchinson at hutchinson.senate.gov
> Senator Collins  Senator at collins.senate.gov
> Senator Brownback  http://www.senate.gov/~brownback/email.html
> Senator Hagel  http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Email/contact.html
> Senator Sessions  senator at sessions.senate.gov
>
> The hearing on Dr. Paige's nomination is scheduled for January 10, 2001
> http://www.senate.gov/~labor/107Hearings/107hearings.htm  E-mails should be
> sent as soon as possible.  To be included in the committee material e-mails
> sent to webmaster at labor.senate.gov  should be sent no later than the evening
> of January 7, 2001.
>
> E-mails to committee members are very important, please also e-mail your
> state's senators in the same regard.  Additional guidelines for testimony
> are listed below.  Please feel free to contact me in this regard.
>
> Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
> Charles Yow, Esq.
> Native American Heritage Initiative
> NAHI at Yowlaw.com
> 228-467-3226
> 413-793-2993 (fax)
>
>
>
> Following are the names and rules for submitting a letter or testimony
> regarding Dr. Paige's attitude and support of Native American  based
> mascots.  Many senators use web form e-mail, to make this easier we are
> including the names of the members of the senators.  To access their web
> sites click on the names and you will be directed to their site.
>
> Letters can be faxed to:
>
> FAX   202 224-6510  Attn:  Scott Giles
>
> Letters can be mailed to:
>
> Scott Giles
> Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
> 835 Hart Building
> Washington, D.C. 20510
>
>
>
> If you wish to submit testimony the rules for testimony are found at
> http://www.senate.gov/~labor/Hearings/guideln/guideln.htm  and posted below.
>
>
>
>
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> sent via e-mail to webmaster at labor.senate.gov. Prepared statements are
> usually published on the web site within 48 hours of the hearing. Statements
> received after the hearing will be published on the web site as time
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>             Director, Byte Medical Research Center
>             Montpelier, Vermont
>             Testimony Before the
>             Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee
>             United States Senate
>             Hearing on
>             Medical Records Confidentiality in a Changing Health Care
> Environment
>             June 20, 2000
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> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Charles E. Yow, Esq. =
>
> [mailto:mediate at goldinc.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 06, 2001 =
> 11:41=20
> AM<BR><B>To:</B> NAHI at Yowlaw.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> ICWA =
> <BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D5><STRONG><U>Please Give =
> This The=20
> Widest Distribution  Your Assistance Is Greatly=20
> Appreciated</U></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style"></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">We apologize for not writing a =
> personal=20
> letter.  We have a limited number of e-mail addresses and time =
> is=20
> pressing in the following regard.  We would appreciate =
> your assistance=20
> in forwarding and posting this message to inform all entities and people =
>
> interested in native rights.  Please feel free to modify the =
> following as=20
> necessary and substitute your name were our names or references are=20
> found.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><U><FONT size=3D6>Department of Education: =
> Confirmation=20
> Hearing: Dr. Rod. Paige</FONT></U></STRONG></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">
> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Over 500 Native American, =
> Religious and=20
> Civil Rights organizations are on record opposing the use of Native =
> American=20
> based mascots.  Among the school districts with the worst record is =
> the=20
> Houston Independent School District lead by Superintendent Dr. Rod Paige =
> . =20
> President-elect Bush has nominated Houston Independent School District=20
> Superintendent (HISD) Dr. Rod Paige to head the U.S. Department of=20
> Education.  </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">With the use of Native American =
> based=20
> mascots coming under more frequent review, the propriety of singling out =
> a race=20
> or ethnic group for use in the entertainment of other members of society =
> is=20
> recognized as harmful to Native American students and other=20
> students of color.  </FONT><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Of =
> great=20
> concern is the realization that where a school district utilizes a =
> mascot=20
> identified with a race or ethnic group, the likeness is virtually always =
> that of=20
> a Native American.  </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">The adoption of a Native American =
> mascot is=20
> most often accompanied by the utilization, and more often the =
> cartoonization=20
> of the likeness of a Native American.  In addition, Native =
> American=20
> religion, traditions, and culture are used in the taxpayer=20
> funded entertainment of non-natives at school sporting and =
> other=20
> activities and functions.  Native American based mascots create, =
> encourage,=20
> and/or perpetuate racially hostile conditions for Native =
> American and other=20
> students of color within the district.  As such they have no place =
> in an=20
> educational setting.  </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">The Native American Heritage =
> Initiative is a=20
> consortium of legal professionals, and other individuals that =
> work in the=20
> support of other Native American entities in matters they are addressing =
> that=20
> involve addressing heritage and civil rights issues effecting Native=20
> Americans.  In this regard, on behalf of Native =
> American and=20
> other students and residents of color, the Native American Heritage =
> Initiative=20
> was asked by Native American and other community members to contact =
> Dr.=20
> Paige regarding HISD's use of offensive and degrading Native=20
> American based mascots.  </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">The initial portion of our =
> investigation=20
> started with an examination of prior efforts.  O</FONT><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">ne group that has been involved for a long =
> period of=20
> time has posted the timeline of its involvement with the HISD mascot =
> matter=20
> at:  <A=20
> href=3D"http://www.setaim.com/houston_timeline.html">http://www.setaim.co=
> m/houston_timeline.html</A> =20
> Our interaction with Dr. Paige is similar to the total lack of interest=20
> and concern described by Native American parents, students, =
> and=20
> community leaders who also expressed concerns with the Dr. Paige's lack =
> of=20
> leadership regarding HISD's use of Native American mascots.  =
> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Based on various sources with =
> direct=20
> interaction with Dr. Paige it is safe to conclude Dr. Paige is not =
> concerned=20
> with matters affecting native children, residents or staff and has =
> steadfastly=20
> refused to address the issue of Native American  based =
> mascots.  In=20
> this regard Dr. Paige has refused to even consider the possibility that =
> names=20
> such as "Redskin" could be or are offensive to Native Americans.  =
> Dr.=20
> Paige's communication has made it clear he takes the narrowest view of =
> the law=20
> possible to retain his Native American based mascots.  In a time =
> when=20
> affirmative action and other programs designed to reduce =
> discrimination=20
> face erosion, we do not need a person without the willingness or ability =
> to=20
> understand issues of concern to Native Americans in a position to affect =
> the=20
> education of all Native American  and other children of =
> color. =20
> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">We need to get the issue of Dr. =
> Paige's lack=20
> of interest and concern before members of the senate committee that =
> is=20
> reviewing his fitness to lead the United States Department of=20
> Education.  General e-mails can be addressed to <A=20
> href=3D"mailto:webmaster at labor.senate.gov"><FONT color=3D#000000=20
> face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Univers,Zurich BT"=20
> size=3D-1><B>webmaster at labor.senate.gov</B></FONT></A>  After=20
> sending e-mail we would appreciate it if you could forward a =
> copy to=20
> <A href=3D"mailto:CYow at Yowlaw.com">CYow at Yowlaw.com</A>   =
> Please also=20
> e-mail the following senators on the committee.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT>=20
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Kennedy  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://kennedy.senate.gov/main.cfm?whichpage=3Demail&whichmen=
> u=3D1"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://kennedy.senate.gov/main.cfm?whichpage=3Demail&whichmenu=
> =3D1</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Dodd  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:Senator at dodd.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator at dodd.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator  Harkin  =
> </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:tom_harkin at harkin.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">tom_harkin at harkin.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Wellstone  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~wellstone/webform.html"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~wellstone/webform.html</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Mikulski  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~mikulski/mailform.htm"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~mikulski/mailform.htm</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Bingaman  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:senator_bingaman at bingaman.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">senator_bingaman at bingaman.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Murray  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:senator_murray at murray.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">senator<FONT color=3D#000e00><B><FONT=20
> size=3D+1>_</FONT></B></FONT>murray at murray.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> <BR></FONT><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">Senator=20
> Reed  </FONT><A =
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~reed/form-opinion.htm"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~reed/form-opinion.htm</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Jeffords  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://jeffords.senate.gov/contact.htm"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://jeffords.senate.gov/contact.htm</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Gregg  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~gregg/body_e-mail.htm"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~gregg/body_e-mail.htm</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Frist  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:senator_frist at frist.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">senator_frist at frist.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> <</FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:senator_frist at frist.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">senator_frist at frist.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator DeWine  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~dewine/request_form.html"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~dewine/request_form.html</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Enzi  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:Senator at enzi.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator at enzi.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Hutchinson  </FONT><A =
>
> href=3D"mailto:senator.hutchinson at hutchinson.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">senator.hutchinson at hutchinson.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Collins  <U><FONT=20
> color=3D#0000ff>Senator at collins.senate.gov</FONT></U> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Brownback  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~brownback/email.html"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~brownback/email.html</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Hagel  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Email/contact.html"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old =
> Style">http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Email/contact.html</FONT></A></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Senator Sessions  </FONT><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:senator at sessions.senate.gov"><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">senator at sessions.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> </FONT></DIV></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">The hearing on Dr. Paige's =
> nomination is=20
> scheduled for January 10, 2001   <A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~labor/107Hearings/107hearings.htm">http://=
> www.senate.gov/~labor/107Hearings/107hearings.htm</A> =20
> E-mails should be sent as soon as possible.  To be included in the=20
> committee material e-mails sent to <A=20
> href=3D"mailto:webmaster at labor.senate.gov"><FONT color=3D#000000=20
> face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Univers,Zurich BT"=20
> size=3D-1><B>webmaster at labor.senate.gov</B></FONT></A>  should be =
> sent no=20
> later than the evening of January 7, 2001.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">E-mails to committee members are=20
> very important, please also e-mail your state's senators in the =
> same=20
> regard.  Additional guidelines for testimony are listed =
> below.  Please=20
> feel free to contact me in this regard.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Your help is greatly=20
> appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Respectfully,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Charles Yow, Esq.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Native American Heritage=20
> Initiative</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><A=20
> href=3D"mailto:NAHI at Yowlaw.com">NAHI at Yowlaw.com</A></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">228-467-3226</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">413-793-2993 (fax)</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Following are the names and rules =
> for=20
> submitting a letter or testimony regarding Dr. Paige's attitude and =
> support of=20
> Native American  based mascots.  Many senators use web form =
> e-mail, to=20
> make this easier we are including the names of the members of the=20
> senators.  To access their web sites click on the names and you =
> will be=20
> directed to their site.  </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Letters can be faxed to:=20
> <BR><BR>FAX   202 224-6510  Attn:  Scott =
> Giles</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Letters can be mailed =
> to:</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Scott Giles<BR>Health, Education, =
> Labor and=20
> Pensions Committee<BR>835 Hart Building<BR>Washington, D.C. =
> 20510</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>If you wish to submit testimony the rules for testimony =
> </FONT><FONT=20
> face=3D"Bookman Old Style">are found at <A=20
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~labor/Hearings/guideln/guideln.htm">http:/=
> /www.senate.gov/~labor/Hearings/guideln/guideln.htm</A> =20
> and posted below.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV></DIV>
> <TABLE border=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0=20
> style=3D"WIDTH: 361.2pt; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in =
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>   <TBODY>
>   <TR>
>     <TD=20
>     style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; =
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>     vAlign=3Dtop>
>       <TABLE border=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0=20
>       style=3D"WIDTH: 503.6pt; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: =
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>         <TBODY>
>         <TR>
>           <TD=20
>           style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; =
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>           vAlign=3Dtop width=3D839>
>             <DIV align=3Dcenter style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Guidelines for =
> the=20
>             Submission of Prepared Testimony<BR><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
> black">of=20
>             Witnesses before the<BR>Committee on Health, Education, =
> Labor, and=20
>             Pensions<BR>for Inclusion on the Committee's Web Site<BR><A=20
>             href=3D"http://labor.senate.gov">http://labor.senate.gov</A> =
>
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></DIV>
>             <DIV><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Submission:=20
>             </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Prepared=20
>             testimony should be sent to the Committee Staff Contact or =
> Webmaster=20
>             at least 24 hours before the hearing, in order for it to be =
> included=20
>             on the web site. Testimony may be copied onto a floppy disk, =
> or sent=20
>             via e-mail to <A =
> href=3D"mailto:webmaster at labor.senate.gov"><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: =
> 7.5pt">webmaster at labor.senate.gov</SPAN></B></A>.=20
>             Prepared statements are usually published on the web site =
> within 48=20
>             hours of the hearing. Statements received after the hearing =
> will be=20
>             published on the web site as time permits. =
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Style and=20
>             Format:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> =
>
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Testimony=20
>             should be typed using a standard word processing or text =
> program.=20
>             The predominant operating system in the Senate is Windows =
> 95/98=20
>             using Corel's WordPerfect 8 wordprocessing program. This is =
> the word=20
>             processing program used in this Committee. We also accept =
> testimony=20
>             in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 format. Testimony should have the =
> following=20
>             information as the heading: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">- Name of=20
>             Witness [as he/she wants to be listed]<BR>- Short title of =
> witness=20
>             [optional] <BR>- Before the Committee on Health, Education, =
> Labor=20
>             & Pensions<BR>- United States Senate<BR>- Title of =
> Hearing<BR>-=20
>             Date of Hearing <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">The=20
>             formats that works best for testimony published on the =
> Committee's=20
>             web site are as follows: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">- Single=20
>             spacing<BR>- Normal capitalization of titles, sections, =
> headings=20
>             [initial caps]<BR>- Initial caps of the body of the =
> testimony; do=20
>             not submit all-caps format<BR>- Soft returns in formatting =
> unless at=20
>             the end of a paragraph<BR>- <B>No</B> indentation at the =
> beginning=20
>             of paragraphs<BR>- Ariel font is compatible with the =
> Committee's web=20
>             site format <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Floppy=20
>             Disk</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> =
>
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">If you are=20
>             submitting your testimony on a floppy disk, please use a =
> 3-1/2"=20
>             formatted [HD/DS] MS-DOS disk. Label the disk with the =
> witness'=20
>             name, date of hearing, and brief title of hearing. <B>Do not =
>
>             send</B> zip disks, jaz disks, tapes, or Macintosh formatted =
> disks.=20
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Things to=20
>             avoid:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> =
>
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">-=20
>             <B>No</B> underlining [in web formatting, that denotes a=20
>             hyperlink]<BR>- <B>No</B> Footnotes<BR>- <B>No</B> tables in =
> the=20
>             body of the testimony [the GPO printed copy will have =
> those]<BR>-=20
>             <B>No</B> capitalization of blocks of text or entire =
> sentences<BR>-=20
>             <B>No</B> Graphs, charts, or diagrams in the body of the=20
>             testimony<BR>- <B>No </B>fancy formatting, such as multiple=20
>             paragraph indents, or line separators<BR> =20
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">If you=20
>             have any questions, please contact the Health and =
> Education's=20
>             </SPAN><A href=3D"mailto:webmaster at labor.senate.gov"><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Webmaster</SPAN></A><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">, by=20
>             e-mail or telephone [202.224.7172]. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Example</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> =
>
>             <B>of  Format for Web-Based Testimony</B>=20
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV align=3Dcenter style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Testimony=20
>             of<BR>Jane A. Byte, M.D.<BR>Director, Byte Medical Research=20
>             Center<BR>Montpelier, Vermont <BR>Testimony Before =
> the<BR>Health,=20
>             Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee<BR>United States=20
>             Senate<BR>Hearing on<BR>Medical Records Confidentiality in a =
>
>             Changing Health Care Environment<BR>June 20, 2000=20
>             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Mr.=20
>             Chairman, and Members of the Committee: =
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">I am=20
>             pleased to be here today to discuss with you an important =
> issue in=20
>             the medical field. Etc., etc., etc. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV><SPAN=20
>             style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: =
> 10pt">Rev. 5 -=20
>             01/04/01 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
>             <DIV align=3Dright style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: right"><A=20
>             =
> href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~labor/Hearings/guideln/guideln.htm#top"><S=
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> 413-793-2993<BR><A =
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