Last week we reported that H.R. 786, the bill to repeal the drug provision of the Higher Education Act, had 49 Congressional sponsors (its author, Rep. Barney Frank, and 48 cosponsors). This week that number increased to 51 -- visit http://thomas.loc.gov and do a search on H.R. 786 to check the status of this legislation at any time.
Thanks to a generous $40,000 grant from the Center for Policy Reform, the 501(c)(4) lobbying affiliate of The Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation, DRCNet's Higher Education Act Reform Campaign continues. We are pushing hard for full repeal of the drug provision, and are hopeful of getting it, maybe even before the end of this year! If we succeed, it will be the first time a federal drug law is repealed since President Nixon declared "war on drugs" in the 1970's.
However, the campaign's costs for 2001,
which have included two full-time coordinators and for which a third is
needed to help mobilize local coalitions in the most key Congressional
districts around the country, is at least $65,000 and really needs to be
closer to $80,000. That doesn't even include what our Foundation
is spending on educational media work, in partnership with Students for
Sensible Drug Policy, so that people across the country are informed about
this law. Hence, we need to raise another $25,000-$40,000 in non-deductible
lobbying donations, and as soon as possible, to move this campaign forward
Last week we reported that H.R. 786, the
bill to repeal the drug provision of the Higher Education Act, had 49 Congressional
sponsors (its author, Rep. Barney Frank, and 48 cosponsors). This
week that number increased to 51 -- visit http://thomas.loc.gov
and do a search on H.R. 786 to check the status of this legislation at
any time.
Thanks to a generous $40,000 grant from
the Center for Policy Reform, the 501(c)(4) lobbying affiliate of The Lindesmith
Center-Drug Policy Foundation, DRCNet's Higher Education Act Reform Campaign
continues. We are pushing hard for full repeal of the drug provision,
and are hopeful of getting it, maybe even before the end of this year!
If we succeed, it will be the first time a federal drug law is repealed
since President Nixon declared "war on drugs" in the 1970's.
However, the campaign's costs for 2001,
which have included two full-time coordinators and for which a third is
needed to help mobilize local coalitions in the most key Congressional
districts around the country, is at least $65,000 and really needs to be
closer to $80,000. That doesn't even include what our Foundation
is spending on educational media work, in partnership with Students for
Sensible Drug Policy, so that people across the country are informed about
this law. Hence, we need to raise another $25,000-$40,000 in non-deductible
lobbying donations, and as soon as possible, to move this campaign forward
to victory.
Please help DRCNet's HEA campaign by making
a non-tax-deductible donation -- large or small, it will help the HEA campaign
as well as our overall action alert program. Just visit our donation
page at http://www.drcnet.org/drcreg.html
to contribute by credit card or print out a form to mail in -- or just
send your check or money order to: DRCNet, P.O. Box 18402, Washington,
DC 20036. If you would rather, you can also phone or fax in a credit
card donation (Visa or Mastercard only), to (202) 293-8340 (phone) or (202)
293-8344 (fax).
If you donate $25 or more before July 1st,
we will send you a complimentary copy of "Human Rights and the Drug War,"
a 70-page booklet updating the well-known book "Shattered Lives: Portraits
From America's Drug War." Send $35 or more to receive both books!
Thank you in advance for your support.
Please visit http://www.raiseyourvoice.com
to sign our online petition, learn more about the issue and find out how
to get involved.
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