From Library Hotline:
President Bush's proposed budget for FY09 eliminates $25.5 million for the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Inexpensive Book Distribution Program. Unless Congress reinstates funding, RIF will be unable to distribute 16 million books annually to the nation's youngest and most at-risk children. According to RIF president and CEO Carol Rasco, the program is authorized under the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (SEC.5451 Inexpensive Book Distribution Program for Reading Motivation) and is not funded through earmarks. It has been funded by Congress and six administrations without interruption since 1975. To send a message of support, visit tinyurl.com/2kqmxl.
Well, um. Ok. Our idiot president. Always breaking with tradition, outcomes be damned.
*sigh*
UPDATE!! The link from the article is obsolete. To get involved and sent a message to your lawmakers, please go to http://www.rif.org/get-involved/advocate/what/
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Thank you for blogging about this. Please visit RIF.org and TAKE ACTION.
In 3 minutes you can send e-mails to your representatives in Congress, urging them to re-instate RIF's funding, so that RIF can continue to give away 16 million books a year!
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