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FYI<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
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ALA Oregon Chapter Councilor<br>
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<td>[alacro-l] Economic Stimulus Update</td>
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<td>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:00:50 -0500</td>
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<td>Don Wood <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dwood@ala.org"><dwood@ala.org></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org"><alacro-l@ala.org></a></td>
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<h3><span
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<h3><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">Here
is the latest from the ALA Washington Office. Please
excuse cross-postings! For the latest information, visit the ALA's
District
Dispatch for the latest information: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/">http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/</a>
.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<h3><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1886">Stimulus Update:
Senate May Vote Today </a><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 12th, 2009 | Category: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=13"
title="View all posts in Funding">Funding</a>, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=20"
title="View all posts in Grassroots Lobbying">Grassroots Lobbying</a>,
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=17"
title="View all posts in OGR">OGR</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Just when it appeared Congress was drawing near a conclusion to the
negotiations, compromises, and final votes needed to send the economic
stimulus
on its way to the President’s desk, the matter became a bit more
complicated
and uncertain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Current speculation is that the Senate will be forced to vote today
on the
$788 billion agreement because the House passed a resolution requiring
a period
of 48 hours before a vote so that members may read the bill.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>At this point, we cannot say for sure what is in the legislation, as
the
final bill text has not been released. As we learn more about what is
or isn’t
in the bill in the coming days, ALA’s Washington Office will once again
seek
out your vital grassroots efforts when needed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>In the meantime, the best thing you can do is stay informed through
keeping
an eye on the news and on the District Dispatch, which we will continue
to
update as this process continues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Kristin Murphy, Government Relations Specialist<br>
ALA Washington Office<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:kmurphy@alawash.org"
target="_blank">kmurphy@alawash.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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