Advocacy Alert | Congressional Briefing on Education Reform

  

Attention TASH Members:

On February 23, TASH is holding a congressional briefing on education reform with the National Down Syndrome Society, in partnership with the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination. We’re inviting all congressional leaders and staff to attend this discussion on creating inclusive school environments. You can help, by urging your Senators and Representatives to attend this important briefing.

View TASH’s invitation to congressional leaders

See speakers and topics for this briefing

We encourage any policy maker to attend, but are specifically seeking the participation of members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee.

If your Senator of Representative is involved in either committee (list below) TASH requests that you send them a message and encourage their attendance to this important education briefing.

All members of the public are invited to attend, so if you’re in the D.C. area, make plans to join us!

Tackling Education Reform through Inclusion: Promoting Innovative Practices, Breaking Down Policy Barriers and Achieving Results for All Students
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:30-2 p.m. ET
Room SVC-203-02, Capitol Visitor Center

 

Take Action! How You Can Help:

 

1) Click here to view a sample letter that you can customize for your Senator/Representative

2) Select the name of your Senator/Representative below to go to their online contact form

If your Senator/Representative is not listed, you can look them up here: U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

Alabama
Martha Roby (REP-AL-2nd)    

Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (REP-AK)  

Arizona
Raul Grijalva (DEM-AZ-7th)   
John McCain (REP-AZ)  

California
George Miller (DEM-CA-7th)
Howard McKeon (REP-CA-25th)   
Duncan Hunter (REP-CA-52nd)   
Lynn Woolsey (DEM-CA-6th)
Susan Davis (DEM-CA-53rd)    

Colorado
Michael Bennet (DEM-CO)  

Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal (DEM-CT)  

Florida
Dennis Ross (REP-FL-12th)    

Georgia
Johnny Isakson (REP-GA)  

Hawaii
Mazie Hirono (DEM-HI-2nd)    

Illinois
Mark Kirk (REP-IL)  

Indiana
Todd Rokita (REP-IN-4th)   
Larry Bucshon (REP-IN-8th)  

Iowa
Dave Loebsack (DEM-IA-2nd)   
Tom Harkin (DEM-IA)  

Kansas
Pat Roberts (REP-KS)  

Kentucky
Rand Paul (REP-KY)  

Maryland
Barbara Mikulski (DEM-MD)  

Massachusetts
John Tierney (DEM-MA-6th)    

Michigan
Tim Walberg (REP-MI-7th)   

Minnesota
John Kline (REP-MN-2nd)   
Al Franken (DEM-MN)  

New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman (DEM-NM)  

New Jersey
Robert Andrews (DEM-NJ-1st)   
Rush Holt (DEM-NJ-12th)    

New York
Richard Hanna (REP-NY-24th)   
Carolyn McCarthy (DEM-NY-4th)   
Timothy Bishop (DEM-NY-1st)    

Nevada
Joe Heck (REP-NV-3rd)    

North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (REP-NC-5th)
Kay Hagan (DEM-NC)
Richard Burr (REP-NC)  

Ohio
Dennis Kucinich (DEM-OH-10th)    

Oregon
David Wu (DEM-OR-1st)   
Jeff Merkley (DEM-OR)  

Pennsylvania
Todd Platts (REP-PA-19th)   
Glenn Thompson (REP-PA-5th)   
Lou Barletta (REP-PA-11th)   
Mike Kelly (REP-PA-3rd)   
Bob Casey (DEM-PA)  

Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse (DEM-RI)  

South Carolina
Joe Wilson (REP-SC-2nd)   
Trey Gowdy (REP-SC-4th)    

South Dakota
Kristi Noem (REP-SD-At-Large)    

Tennessee
Phil Roe (REP-TN-1st)   
Scott DesJarlais (REP-TN-4th)
Lamar Alexander (REP-TN)  

Texas  
Ruben Hinojosa (DEM-TX-15th)   

Utah
Orrin Hatch (REP-UT)  

Vermont
Bernard Sanders (IND-VT)  

Virginia
Robert Scott (DEM-VA-3rd)   

Washington
Patty Murray (DEM-WA)  

Wisconsin
Tom Petri (REP-WI-6th)    

Wyoming
Michael B. Enzi (REP-WY)