When will ASHAs advocacy efforts for expanded screening for the FY2001 federal budget begin? What should ASHA members be requesting from their federal lawmakers?
Today. The Clinton Administration is preparing its Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 federal budget. ASHA has already been in contact with the other advocacy groups and the agencies involved in implementing the Walsh bill recommending that $15 million in next year’s budget be requested (as authorized by the recently passed law) to support the state grant programs being established by HRSA and the CDC, as well as more directed funds for research on efficacy of early hearing loss detection and intervention by the NIDCD. ASHA members are requested to logon to ASHA’s Gateway to Action, and select “Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Legislation” to send an email or letter to Members of Congress to thank them for cosponsoring this important legislation and/or ask them to support increased funding for Fiscal Year 2001 appropriations bill. Please logon at http://congress.nw.dc.us/asha where a model letter can be emailed directly to your Member of Congress, or a letter can be easily drafted on your perso
