[Dec-advocacy] news update

[Sarah Hadden]

Welcome to the DEC Advocacy List. The Division for Early Childhood 
(DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children is a non-profit 
membership organization advocating for individuals who work with or on 
behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and 
their families. For more information about DEC, please contact the DEC 
Office at: The Division for Early Childhood, 27 Fort Missoula Road, 
Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59804. Phone: 406-543-0872, Fax: 406-543-0887, 
e-mail: dec at dec-sped.org. If you would like to either join or be 
removed from the DEC Advocacy List, email Sarah Hadden at 
dsh5gn at virginia.edu. Additional information about governmental 
relations activities can be obtained by visiting the DEC website: 
http://www.dec-sped.org/

11/21/05

As you are probably already aware, last week the House of 
Representatives voted against the Labor/HHS/Education appropriations 
bill, which included funding for IDEA. The bill failed on a vote of 
209-224. All Democrats and 22 Republicans voted against the bill. Many 
of those voting against the bill cited the inadequate funding levels 
for education programs.

Sarah Hadden
DEC Governmental Relations Committee



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