Messages to the 111th Congress
2010
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill – 12/15/10
- Letter to the House and Senate on the Tax Cut Deal – 12/14/10
- Letter to the Senate in support of the Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 – 12/7/10
- Letter to the Full Senate in Support of an Omnibus Appropriations Bill – 12/7/10
- Letter to the House in Support of an Extension of the Middle Class Tax Cuts – 12/2/10
- Letter to the House in Support of the DREAM Act – 12/1/10
- Letter to the House Urging Passage of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill – 11/30/10
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the DREAM Act – 11/18/10
- Letter to the House in Support of the Main Street Fairness Act – 11/16/10
- Letter to the House on $250 Payment to Seniors in the Absence of a COLA for Social Security – 11/5/10
- Letter to the Senate Urging Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act – 10/20/10
- Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Members NOT to Cut Social Security Benefits – 10/4/10
- Letter to Senate: Vote NO on Cloture for the DISCLOSE Act – 9/23/10
- Letter to to the Senate in Support for the DREAM Act as part of the Department of Defense Authorization Bill – 9/21/10
- Letter from Dennis Van Roekel to the House Members who Voted Yes on the Education Jobs Bill – 8/11/10
- Letter to the full House in Support of the Education Jobs/FMAP Bill – 8/9/10
- Thank you Letter to Senators who voted YES on the Education Jobs/FMAP Bill – 8/5/10
- Letter from Dennis Van Roekel to the Senators who voted YES on the Education Jobs/FMAP Package – 8/4/10
- Letter from Dennis Van Roekel to the Senators who voted NO on the Education Jobs/FMAP Package – 8/4/10
- Letter to the Senate on the Vote on the Education Jobs/FMAP Package – 8/3/10
- Letter to the Senate in support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – 8/3/10
- Letter to Senate on the Vote to the Education jobs and FMAP Substitute for the FAA Reauthorization Bill – 8/2/10
- Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Education Appropriations Bill Mark-up – 7/29/10
- Letter to the Senate Urging a YES vote on Cloture and on the Education Jobs Amendment – 7/29/10
- Letter to the Senate urging them to vote YES on the education jobs funds amendment to the small business bill – 7/28/10
- Letter from Dennis Van Roekel to Senator Reid on Education Jobs – 7/27/10
- Letter to the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the Mark-up of the FY2011 Appropriations Bill – 7/26/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Rural High School Reform – 7/22/10
- Letter to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the Mark-up of the FY 2011 Education Funding Bill - 7/14/10
- Letter to the House Ed & Labor Committee on the Child Nutrition Mark-up – 7/14/10
- Letter to the Senate in Support of Immediate Action on a Jobs Bill – 7/9/10
- Thank You Letter to House – 7/1/10
- Letter to House on Jobs: Pass Supplemental Appropriations Bill with House Amendment – 6/30/10
- Letter to the House Ed & Labor Committee on Child Nutrition Reauthorization – 6/29/10
- Letter to House on Jobs -- District Information – 6/25/10
- Letter to the Full House on the Education Jobs Fund – 6/25/10
- Letter to the Senate Urging a Yes Vote on Tax Extenders – 6/24/10
- Letter to the Full House on the DISCLOSE Act – 6/24/10
- Letter to the House urging Members to co-sign Dear Colleague Letter (Gwen Moore) – 6/23/10
- Letter to the Senate on COBRA Benefits - 6/11/2010
- Letter to the Senate on the Tax Extenders Bill – 6/8/2010
- Letter to full House on the Jobs Bill – 6/8/2010
- Letter to the full House in Support of the Tax Extenders – 5/26/2010
- Letter to the House Appropriations Committee on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill Markup – 5/26/2010
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Early Childhood Education – 5/19/10
- Letter to the House Urging Support for the Tax Extender Bill – 5/18/10
- Letter to the House on Including Education Jobs Funding in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill – 5/17/10
- Letter to the Senate on Including Education Jobs Funding in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill – 5/17/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Fit Kids – 5/14/10
- Letter to the House on the COMPETES Act – 5/12/10
- Letter to the House in Support of a Resolution on National Teacher Week – 5/3/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Graduating America – 4/30/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on ESEA Reauthorization: Special Populations – 4/28/10
- Letter to to the Senate HELP Committee on ESEA: Data and Assessments – 4/27/10
- Letter to Senator Casey on two additional questions submitted to Dennis Van Roekel after the hearing before the HELP Committee – 4/23/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child – 4/21/10
- Letter to the Full Congress on Education Jobs Fund Versus Race to the Top Funding – 4/20/10
- Letter to the Senate Budget Committee on the FY2011 Budget Resolution – 4/20/10
- Thank You Letter to Arne Duncan for his Support of an Education Jobs Package – 4/19/10
- Letter to Members of the Senate HELP Committee on Innovation in Public Schools – 4/16/10
- Letter to the House Urging Immediate Action on Private Pension Relief – 4/14/10
- Letter the House Education and Labor Committee on Corporal Punishment in Schools – 4/14/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on ESEA Reauthorization: Teachers and Leaders – 4/14/10
- Letter to Senate Democrats Urging Cosponsorship of the Harkin Bill – 4/13/10
- Letter to Senator Harkin in Support of his Keep Our Educators Working Act – 4/13/10
- Letter to Members of the Senate HELP Committee on School Turnaround – 4/12/10
- Letter to the Senate Agriculture Committee on the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 – 3/23/10
- Letter to the Senate Urging a Yes Vote on the Reconciliation Package – 3/23/10
- Letter to the House Urging a Yes Vote on the Reconciliation Bill – 3/19/10
- Thank You Letter to Chairman Harkin and Chairman Miller on the Reconciliation Bill – 3/19/10
- Letter to Chairman Miller Thanking him for Introducing the Local Jobs for America Act – 3/18/10
- Letter to the House urging Members to Cosign a Dear Colleague Letter Education Jobs – 3/18/10
- Letter to the Senate in Support of Retaining the Merkley Amendment – 3/15/10
- Letter to the House Urging a Yes Vote on Legislation to Create Classified School Employees of the Year Awards – 3/15/10
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the HIRE Act – 3/15/10
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on the Teacher Incentive Fund – 3/12/10
- Letter to the Senate Opposing the Lieberman Voucher Amendment to the FAA Bill – 3/11/10
- Letter to the Senate Opposing the Sessions-McCaskill Amendment on Funding Caps – 3/11/10
- Letter to the House Urging Support/Cosponsorship of the ESP Award Bill – 3/8/10
- Letter to the Senate Supporting the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act – 3/5/10
- Letter to the Senate Opposing an Amendment Filed by Senator Lieberman to the Jobs Bill – 3/4/10
- Letter to the Senators who Voted in Support of the Jobs Package – 2/25/10
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the Smaller Jobs Package – 2/22/10
- Letter to the Senate on the Jobs Package – 2/5/10
- Letter to the Senate Urging Quick Action on a Jobs Package that Includes Education Investments – 1/29/10
- Letter to the Senate Opposing Two Amendments to be Offered About the Debt Ceiling Resolution – 1/26/10
- Letter to the Senate Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations Committee on the Jobs Package – 1/20/10
- Letter to the Senate Opposing an Entitlement Commission Proposal – 1/19/10
- Letter to the House and Senate on the Excise Tax - 1/7/10
2009
- Letter to the Senate on a Jobs Package – 12/17/09
- Letter to the Members of the House who Voted in Support of the Jobs for Main Street Act – 12/17/09
- Letter to the full House Supporting the Jobs for Main Street Act – 12/16/09
- Letter to the House on the Jobs Package – 12/11/09
- Letter to Senate Urging YES Vote on Consolidated FY 2010 Appropriations Bill – 12/10/09
- Letter to the House Supporting the Consolidated Appropriations Bill – 12/9/09
- Letter to the Senate on the Proposed Excise Tax – 12/07/09 (PDF, 60KB, 7PP)
- Letter to the full Congress Outlining NEA’s Priorities for a Jobs Package and Providing ARRA Funding Cliff by State – 12/3/09
- Letter to the Senate Urging a Yes Vote on the Motion to Proceed on the Health Care Bill – 11/20/09
- Letter to Senators McCain (R-AZ) and Bennet (D-CO) Supporting their Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act – 11/16/09
- Letter to Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Regarding Education Priorities in any FY2010 Funding Bill – 11/12/09
- Letter to Representatives Petri (R-WI), Courtney (D-CT), and Matsui (D-CA) Supporting their Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act – 11/12/09
- Letter to the Senate asking for Cosponsors on a Resolution to Commemorate American Education Week – 11/12/09
- Letter to the House asking for Cosponsors on a Resolution to Commemorate American Education Week – 11/12/09
- Letter thanking U.S. Representatives for supporting the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 – 11/9/09
- Letter to House of Representatives urging passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 – 11/7/09
- Letter to Congress Showing the Education Funding Shortfall State-by-state when ARRA Funds Disappear – 11/4/09
- Letter to Speaker Pelosi Supporting the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 – 11/4/09
- Letter to Representatives Reichert and Tanner Supporting their Teacher Tax Relief Act – 11/4/09
- Letter to Representative Honda Supporting his Family Reunification Immigration Bill – 10/22/09
- Letter to the House Asking for Cosponsors for the Children’s Budget Act – 10/14/09
- Letter to the Senate Opposing an Amendment by Senator Vitter Regarding Immigration Status and the 2010 Census – 10/8/09
- Letter to Conferees on the National Defense Authorization Act – 10/7/09
- Letter to President Obama on Health Care – 10/6/09
- Letter to the House urging Members to sign onto a Dear Colleague Letter Opposing an Excise Tax on Health Insurance Plans – 10/5/09
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on the Health Insurance Bill, Particularly Regarding the Excise Tax and lack of Public Option – 10/5/09
- Letter to Congress Highlighting the Importance of School-based Health Clinics Particularly in this Flu Season - 10/1/09
- Letter to the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Regarding the Utah School Lands Trust - 9/30/09
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee Health Insurance Reform Supporting a Public Option - 9/29/09
- Letter to the House and Senate in Support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act – 9/22/09
- Letter Urging Cosponsorship of Legislation introduced by Representatives Titus and Woolsey to create a National Classified School Employee of the Year (ESP) Award - 9/21/09
- Letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees regarding the National Security Personnel System Provisions in the Defense Authorization Bill - 9/17/09
- Letter to the House in Support of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act - 9/16/09
- Letter Representatives Van Hollen, Platts, and Walz in Support of their IDEA Full Funding Bill - 9/14/09
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on the expected Mark-up of Health Care Reform Legislation - 9/11/09
- Letters to Senators Harkin (D-IA) and Roberts (R-KS) supporting their IDEA Full Funding Bill - 9/10/09
- Letter to Senator Harkin Congratulating him on his appointment as Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - 9/8/09
- Letter to the full Senate in Support of Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court - 7/30/09
- Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee in Advance of the Upcoming Mark-up of the FY2010 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - 7/29/09
- Letter to the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee in Advance of the Upcoming Mark-up of the FY10 Appropriations Bill - 7/22/09
- Letter to the full House Supporting the FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - 7/22/09
- Letter to Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) Supporting Their Efforts as Co-chairs of the Human Trafficking Caucus - 7/21/09
- Letter to the House Education and Labor Committee Supporting the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act - 7/20/09
- Letter to the Members of the House Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means Committees, and House Democratic leadership, commending them on the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 – 7/15/09
- Letter to the Full House Appropriations Committee on the Mark-Up of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill – 7/15/09
- Letter to Senators Conrad And Collins Supporting Their Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Reauthorization Act – 7/14/09
- Letter to the Rules Committee to Reject Voucher Amendment Submitted By Representative Boehner – 7/13/09
- Letter to the Full Senate Opposing a Voucher Provision In The Department Of Defense Authorization Bill – 7/9/09
- Letter to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee In Advance Of Mark-Up of the FY 2010 Funding Bill 7/9/09
- Letter to the Senate in Support Of A Hate Crimes Amendment To The Department Of Defense Authorization Bill 7/8/09
- Letter to the Senate Full Appropriations Committee Opposing Funding For DC Vouchers – 7/8/09
- Letter to the House In Support Of Funding For the International Affairs Budget 7/8/09
- Letter to the Senate Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee Opposing Funding For The DC Voucher Program – 7/8/09
- Letter Senator Kennedy Supporting His Time for Innovation Matters In Education Act – 6/26/09
- Letter to the House Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee Opposing Funding for the DC Voucher Program – 6/22/09
- Letter to Chairman Obey Regarding the International Affairs Budget – 6/22/09
- Letter to Representative Reichert Supporting his Amendment to CJS Appropriations to Fund the STEP program (Resources for Schools to Help Students in Abusive Relationships) – 6/17/09
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on the Affordable Health Choices Act - 6/15/09
- Letter to the House Armed Services Committee in Support of an Amendment by Representative Shea-Porter on the National Security Personnel System - 6/15/09
- Letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee Opposing Reported Proposals to Provide Vouchers for Military Families - 6/11/09
- Letter to the House in Support of the National Women’s History Museum Act - 6/9/09
- Letter Supporting Patrick Murphy Amendment - 6/1/09
- Letter to Representative Petri supporting the Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act - 5/29/09
- Letter to Representatives Petri and Matsui supporting the Troops to Teachers Improvement Act - 5/27/09
- Letter to Senator Bingaman Supporting his ATTAIN Act (Achievement Through Technology and Innovation) 5/26/09
- Letter to Representative McCarthy Supporting her Teachers at the Table Act - 5/21/09
- Letter to Representatives Titus and Woolsey Supporting Their Legislation to Create National Classified Employees of the Year Awards - 5/19/09
- Letter to the House in Support of Three Amendments to the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - 5/14/09
- Statement to Congress on DC Vouchers - 5/13/09
- Letter to the Full House Supporting the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - 5/11/09
- Letter to Representatives Rehberg and Markey (CO) Supporting Their Bill to Exempt the E-Rate Program Permanently From the Anti-deficiency Act – 5/5/09
- Letter to Representative Space (D-OH) Supporting his Enhancing Education Through Tax Relief Act – 5/5/09
- Letter to the House Education and Labor Committee Supporting the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act – 5/4/09
- Letter to Representative Braley Supporting his Child Nutrition Bill - 4/30/09
- Letter to the House Supporting Passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act - 4/28/09
- Letter to the full Congress Urging Passage of the FY10 Budget Resolution 4/28/09
- Letter to the Full Congress on NEA's Proposal for Temporary Relief - The Separate Liability Funding Solution - 4/27/09
- Letter to Conferees for the FY10 Congressional Budget Resolution - 4/24/09
- Letter to Representative Rothman Supporting his Phylicia’s Law Bill (safety on field trips) - 4/2/09
- Letter to the Senate Supporting the DREAM Act - 3/31/09
- Letter to the House of Representatives Supporting the DREAM Act - 3/31/09
- Letter to Representatives Grijalva and Rahall supporting the Public Lands Service Corps Act - 3/31/09
- Letter to the Senate Supporting FY2010 Congressional Budget Resolution - 3/31/09
- Letter to House of Representatives Supporting FY2010 House Budget Resolution - 3/31/09
- Letter to Representative Rangel and Senator Baucus on the Pension Withholding Issue - 3/24/09
- Letter to the Senate HELP and Finance Committees Opposing Proposals to Tax Employer-Sponsored Health Care Benefits - 3/24/09
- Letter to the full Senate in support of the SERVE Act (National Service) - 3/23/09
- Letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees Outlining NEA's asks for the FY2010 Congressional Budget Resolution - 3/23/09
- Letter to Representatives Kind, Holt, Inslee, Wamp, and Susan Davis Thanking them for Introducing the FIT Kids Act - 3/20/09
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee in support of the SERVE Act - 3/18/09
- Letter to the full House Supporting the GIVE Act - 3/17/09
- Letter to Representative Sutton Supporting the Josh Miller HEARTS Act, to put Defibrillators in Schools - 3/17/09
- Letter to Senator Harkin and Representative Miller Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act - 3/10/09
- Letter to the Committee on Education and Labor Supporting the GIVE Act - 3/10/09
- Letter to the Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions on NEA’s Goals and Priorities for Health Care Reform - 3/9/09
- Letter to President Obama to Oppose any Extension of DC Vouchers - 3/6/09
- Letter to the Democrats in the House and Senate on DC Vouchers - 3/5/09
- Letter to the Senate Opposing the Ensign Amendment on DC Vouchers - 3/3/09
- Letter to President Obama on Health Care Priorities - 3/3/09
- Letter to the House in Support of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill - 2/25/09
- Letter to the House Judiciary Committee in Support of the DC House Voting Rights Act - 2/25/09
- Letter to the Senate Opposing any Amendments to the DC House Voting Rights Act - 2/25/09
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the DC House Voting Rights Act - 2/24/09
- Letter to the Full Senate Supporting Nomination of Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary - 2/24/09
- Letter to the Full Congress in Support of the Conference Report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - 2/12/09
- Letter to Conferees with NEA's Requests for the Agreement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - 2/10/09
- Letter to the Conferees About the Retiree Payment Provision - 2/10/09
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the Economic Recovery Bill - 2/10/09
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Reiterating our Support for Representative Solis as Labor Secretary - 2/9/09
- Letter the Senate Supporting an Amendment by Senator Shaheen to Increase Funding in the Economic Recovery Bill for Higher Education Infrastructure – 2/6/09
- Letter to the Senate Strongly Opposing the Nelson-Collins Amendment to the Economic Recovery Bill - 2/5/09
- Letter to the Senate Opposing an Amendment to the Economic Recovery Package on "Equitable Partcipation" 2/4/09
- Letter to the Senate in Support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - 2/4/09
- Letter to the Senate Opposing any Amendments to the Economic Recovery Package - 2/3/09
- Letter to the Full House in Support of the Economic Recovery Bill - 1/27/09
- Letter to the Finance Committee on a Provision in the Economic Recovery Bill that Impacts for Retirees, Disabled Veterans, and SSI Recipients - 1/26/09
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee Supporting the Economic Recovery Package Mark-up - 1/26/09
- Letter to the Senate in Support of SCHIP Expansion - 1/26/09
- Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee Supporting the Economic Recovery Package - 1/26/09
- Letter to the Ways and Means Committee Supporting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act - 1/21/09
- Letter to the House supporting the American Recovery and Reinvestment bill - 1/16/09
- Letter to the Senate Finance Committee supporting inclusion of the full America’s Better Classroom Act in the stimulus package - 1/14/09
- Letter to House in support of legislation that would reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) - 1/13/09
- Letter to the Senate urging support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act - (1/12/09)
- Letter to Congress supporting the nomination of Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture -1/12/09
- Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi on the economic stimulus package -1/12/09
- Letter to the U.S. House on the economic stimulus package -1/12/09
- Letter to the Senate supporting the nomination of Thomas Daschle as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services -1/8/09
- Letter to the Senate supporting the nomination of Representative Hilda Solis as U.S. Secretary of Labor - 1/7/09
- Letter to the House urging support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act 1/7/09
- Letter thanking Reps. Berman and McKeon for supporting the Social Security Fairness Act -1/6/09
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