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Sequester Unpacked: Video Explains Impact of Federal Budget Cuts

ndd-united-sequester-video-screenshotNDD United: Stop the Cuts videoNDD United—a campaign representing 3,200 organizations, including ARL, working to stop budget cuts to core US government functions—has released a 3-minute video that explains the impact of disproportionate cuts in non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs, including education, employment and training, research, public health, public safety, housing, social services, infrastructure, and environmental protection.

 
 

Sequestration and Nondefense Discretionary (NDD) Programs Letter (July 12, 2012)

The nearly 3000 undersigned national, state, and local organizations—representing the hundreds of millions of Americans who support and benefit from nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs—strongly urge a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to NDD programs, which have already done their part to reduce the deficit.

pdf ndd-letter-12july2012.pdf

 
   

Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Robert B. Aderholt re: GPO funding FY2011 (Feb. 25, 2010)

Letter from library associations in support of the FY2011 appropriations request of $166,560,000 for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf ltgpo-2011approps-25feb10.pdf

 
     

Letter to Dianne Feinstein and Wayne Allard re: FY 2009 funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) (Jun. 19, 2008)

Letter from library and higher education associations in support of the proposed FY 2009 funding of $160 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an increase of $15.3 million above the current year's enacted level.

pdf senjointltr_neh08jun19.pdf

 
 

Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz re: Library of Congress (LC) Budget FY2009 (Apr. 4, 2008)

Letter from library associations in support of the fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget request of $645.8 million for the Library of Congress.

pdf schultz-lc-funding-040408.pdf

 
   

Letter to Rosa DeLauro re: FY2009 appropriation for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) (Mar. 20, 2008)

Letter from library associations in support of a Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) that will ensure that the Library can effectively serve the information needs of agricultural researchers, farmers, agriculture extension agents, educators, and the public throughout the country.

pdf nal-lt-20mar08.pdf

 
     

Letter to Norman D. Dicks re: FY2008 budget request for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) (Apr. 18, 2007)

Letter from ARL and CLIR requesting that the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies support funding of $177 million for FY 2008 for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an increase of $36 million above the FY 2007 level.

pdf neh_jnt_ltr_041807.pdf

 
 

Letter to Mary Landrieu re: Library of Congress (LC) Budget FY2008 (Apr. 12, 2007)

Letter from library associations in support of the fiscal year 2008 budget request of $703.339 million ($661.616 million in appropriations and $41.723 million in authority to use receipts) for the Library of Congress (LC).

pdf lt-landrieu-lc-08budget-12apr07.pdf

 
   

Letter to Mary L. Landrieu re: In strong support of the request to restore $21.5 million in funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP)(Apr. 3, 2007)

Letter from library associations in strong support of the request to restore $21.5 million in funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Library of Congress FY 2008 request.

pdf lt-senate-ndiipp-approps-fy08.pdf

 
 

Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz re: Request to restore funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) (Mar. 29, 2007)

Letter from library associations in support of the request to restore $21.5 million in funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Library of Congress FY 2008 request.

pdf lt-house-ndiipp-29mar07.pdf

 
         

Letter to Ralph Regula re: FY 2006 budget request for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (May 4, 2005)

This letter is submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in support of the FY 2006 budget request of $262,240,000 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and in particular, the $221,325,000 request for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) that includes the $14,000,000 requested for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and $26,000,000 for Librarians for the 21st Century.

pdf lt-regula-imls-06budget-04may05.pdf

 
     

Letter to Jerry Lewis re: Library of Congress (LC) Budget FY2007 (Mar. 15, 2006)

Library association letter in support of the fiscal year 2007 budget request of $628.465 million for the Library of Congress (LC).

pdf loc_joint_ltr_031505.pdf

 
         

Letter to Arlen Specter re: FY 2006 budget request for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (Apr. 15, 2005)

This letter is submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in support of the FY 2006 budget request of $262,240,000 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and in particular, the $221,325,000 request for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) that includes the $14,000,000 requested for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and $26,000,000 for Librarians for the 21st Century.

pdf lt-spector-imls-06budget-15apr05.pdf

 
 
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