ALAWON v4n06 (January 25, 1995)
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                                                             ISSN 1069-7799
                                  ALAWON
                      ALA Washington Office Newsline
                     An electronic publication of the
              American Library Association Washington Office

                            Volume 4, Number 6
                             January 25, 1995

   In this issue: (183 lines)
     ALA MIDWINTER CONFERENCE ALERT:  _INFORMATION UPDATE_ AGENDA ANNOUNCED
          BY ALA COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
     VICE PRESIDENT GORE SPEAKS AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUMMIT ON
          TELECOMMUNICATIONS
     2ND ALERT ON HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE FIELD HEARINGS

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  ALA MIDWINTER CONFERENCE ALERT:  _INFORMATION UPDATE_ AGENDA ANNOUNCED

                       ALA COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
                            INFORMATION UPDATE
                          9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
                        Saturday, February 4, 1995
                 Philadelphia Convention Center, Room 103B
                        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

                                  AGENDA

Library Advocacy Now!                     Patricia Glass Schuman, Chair
   Legislative Agenda Planning by COL        ALA Committee on Legislation

ALA Goal 2000:  The Public's              Elizabeth Martinez
  Intellectual Participation                 Executive Director
                                             American Library Association

An Expanded Washington Presence           Carol C. Henderson, Executive
   for ALA:  What Will It Mean?              Director, ALA Washington
                                             Office

Government Information Policy:            Nancy C. Kranich, Chair
   Hot Issues and Strategies                 COL AdHoc Subcommittee on
                                             Government Information

Political Climate:  Opportunities         Stanley Turesky, Consultant
   and Hazards for Libraries                 Government Affairs

Proposed Library Services and             Jan Moltzan, Joan Ress Reeves
   Technology Act; What's Next?              Co-Chairs, COL Ad Hoc Subcom.
   What Can You Do?                          LSCA Reauthorization

Federal Library Programs:                 Ray Fry, Director,
   Issues and Outlook                        Library Programs, Office
                                             of Educational Research and
                                             Improvement, U.S. Dept. of
                                             Education

Copyright/Intellectual Property:          Edward J. Valauskas, Chair
   Hot Issues and Strategies                 COL Ad Hoc Subcommittee on
                                             Copyright

Telecommunications/NII:                   Elaine Albright, Chair
   Hot Issues and Strategies                 COL Ad Hoc Subcommittee on
                                             Telecommunications

Funding Outlook and                       ALA Washington Office
   Action Strategies                         Staff Members

Please join the Committee on Legislation and the ALA Washington Office
staff in a rundown on the new political climate, the ALA Goal 2000 plan for
an expanded ALA Washington presence, pending issues, and what grassroots
actions are needed.

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           VICE PRESIDENT GORE SPEAKS AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUMMIT
                           ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Vice President Al Gore was the keynote speaker at a Telecom Summit for
Federal, State, and Local Government officials on January 9 at the
Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.  The theme of Gore's speech, as
well as of others at the summit, concerned competition, universal service
and the role of local governments in developing new telecommunications
legislation.  The issue of telecommunication reform and how governments at
all levels can promote lower telecom rates and increased competition was of
concern to all the morning session panel participants.

Also speaking were Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), Secretary of Commerce Ron
Brown, and FCC Chairman Reed Hundt.  Other participants included Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Larry Irving, Assistant Attorney General Anne
Bingaman as well as numerous elected and appointed state and local
officials.  Other groups participating in the summit included:  National
Association of Counties, National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates,
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Administrators,
National Conference of State Legislatures, National Governors' Association,
National League of Cities, and the United States Conference of Mayors.  The
summit was cosponsored by the Annenberg Washington Program and the
Administration's Information Infrastructure Task Force.

All the participants spoke about the need "to be at the bargaining table
together" as new telecommunications legislation is developed.  This effort
at improved cooperation is a direct outgrowth of the disagreements between
the federal government and local governments during the attempt to rewrite
the Communications Act of 1934 in the last Congress.  That bill, S 1822,
was killed in part because local governments had been left out of the
ongoing regulatory process proposed in the 103rd Congress.  Gore pointed
out that he had called for such a governmental summit when S 1822 died.

The afternoon session, which was to discuss more specifics about local
government needs and how the Administration, Congress and local governments
might work together, was not open to the public.  All involved want to see
success in passing a new Communications Act in the 104th Congress.

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            2ND ALERT ON HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE FIELD HEARINGS

Because a date was missing in the earlier ALAWON issue about these field
hearings, the notice is being repeated:

House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich (R-OH) recently announced that
the Committee will conduct five field hearings around the country to
solicit the views of everyday Americans on how to cut the federal budget.
The hearings, entitled, _How Do We Cut The Federal Budget_, will be held on
the following Saturdays and will be open to the public and the media.

The schedule is:

          1. Columbus, OH
             Ohio Dominion College Little Theater
             January 21, 1995 - 3:00 pm

          2. Prescott, AZ
             The Elks Theater
             January 28, 1995 - 2:30 pm

          3. Columbia, SC
             Airport High School Gymnasium
             February 4, 1995 - 2:00 pm

          4. Manville, NJ
             VFW Post 2290 Meeting Hall
             February 11, 1995 - 1:00 2 pm

          5. Billings, MT
             Rocky Mountain College Gymnasium - 2:00 pm
             February 18, 1995

ALA encourages library and education supporters to attend these hearings
and to testify against cutting library and education funding.  It should be
emphasized that maintaining a strong federal commitment to invest in
education is critical to secure the future of our children and youth.  For
further information contact the ALA Washington Office.

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