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<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:24px; line-height:115%; text-align:left; color:black; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold">Advocacy Alert:
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:24px; line-height:115%; text-align:left; color:black; text-decoration:none; font-weight:normal">FY 2018 Budget</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This week, the
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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies</a> (also known as Labor HHS) is working on the FY 2018 appropriations bill that includes funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
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<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Currently, LSTA is funded at $183.6 million, but t</span></span><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">he recent announcement of
a bipartisan two-year budget agreement has the potential to provide additional funding for domestic programs like LSTA. To take advantage of this opportunity, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is requesting $200 million for LSTA for FY 2018.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This week is critical as senators are returning from recess and we know that finishing the FY 2018 budget is a priority before they move on to the
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FY 2019 budget</a>. We are contacting you because one or both of your senators are part of the Labor HHS subcommittee. Please take a moment today to contact your senator and ask that they support $200 million for LSTA for FY 2018.</span></span></p>
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