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| <h1>Federal Relations <img src="RWB_LINE.gif" width="600" height="10"></h1> | |
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| <td width="554" height="100%" valign="top" align="left"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><strong><big>Letter | |
| from NASULGC President C. Peter Magrath to House and Senate leaders on behalf of member | |
| insitutions urging sustaining funding for research and student financial assistance | |
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| <p>August 3, 1999</p> | |
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| <p>The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle<br> | |
| United States Senate<br> | |
| 509 Senate Hart Office Building<br> | |
| Washington, D.C. 20510</p> | |
| <p>Dear Senator Daschle:</p> | |
| <p>I am writing to you on behalf of the 203 research-intensive public universities, | |
| including the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University that comprise | |
| the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. As Congress | |
| continues to deliberate the FY2000 budget, the NASULGC institutions urge you and your | |
| colleagues to sustain the federal investment in research and student financial assistance | |
| that has been a crucial element in the prosperity and growth experienced by our nation | |
| over the past fifty years.</p> | |
| <p>The institutions listed below have a long tradition of serving our nation, states, and | |
| communities as partners in education and economic development. We have always done so in | |
| partnership with the federal government, which has provided critical resources throughout | |
| the long history of public higher education. We are now deeply troubled that the current | |
| fiscal contraints outlined in the Balanced Budget Act will seriously weaken the | |
| partnership. Significant reductions in the federal commitment to research and financial | |
| aid programs could impair the ability of our institutions to generate the research | |
| advances and skilled workforce that have been linchpins in our nation’s economic | |
| growth and development.</p> | |
| <p>In this era of economic prosperity and projected budget surpluses, we believe that now | |
| is the time to bolster the federal investment in our future. Faculty and scholars on our | |
| campuses are on the verge of discoveries that will help propel our nation even more | |
| forward in the next century. Advances in such areas as biomedical and health sciences, | |
| information technology, and defense technologies would be severely compromised under the | |
| current budget regimen. But if the budget restraints can be eased, we will have the vital | |
| resources to enable us as a nation to continue our economic development and prosperity.</p> | |
| <p>We appreciate your thoughtful consideration of our concerns and look forward to working | |
| with you on this critical issue.</p> | |
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| <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><p>C. Peter Magrath<br> | |
| President</p> | |
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| <p align="left"><font size="2"><em>For additional information on Federal Relations contact | |
| Jerold Roschwalb in the Office of Federal Relations--Higher Education 202/478-6025, fax | |
| 202-478-6046, or click here to e-mail: <a href="mailto:jroschwalb@.nasulgc.org">jroschwalb@nasulgc.org.</a><br> | |
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