Spare Change

making a difference with social marketing
by Nedra Kline Weinreich

«Home

Writers' Block: The WGA on Strike»Sorry, Wrong Number»Conversations on Social Marketing»Get Your Fax in Gear -- Final Push for CDC Enterta...»Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants - 10/22/07»Legislative Success!! (for now)»Call for Entries - Carnival of Nonprofit Consultan...»Entertainment Education Advocacy Update»Save the CDC's Entertainment Education Funding!»ICANN has Oy-nternet?»

11.06.2007

Looks Like We Made It! (Entertainment Education Safe Once Again)


My Washington correspondent reports that on Monday evening, the final conference report of the Labor-HHS bill was filed. She said:
I've been told that the conferees (the House-Senate negotiators) dropped the Ryan amendment - leaving funding for CDC's Entertainment Education program intact. We're pretty excited.

The House is scheduled to approve the bill on Tuesday with the Senate following suit later this week. Then the bill will be sent to the President. He is expected to veto the bill (unrelated to our issue) because it spends more money than he'd like. Then the House and Senate will have to start all over again on the same bill.

That said... I think we can declare victory. I don't think Rep. Ryan or Sen. Coburn will try to offer their amendments on a future Labor-HHS bill this year.
Yippee! She also felt that the pressure from the public health community was invaluable. So kudos to all of you who emailed, called or faxed to try to save entertainment education!

Photo Credit: paşanın yeri

Technorati Tags: , , , , ,
Like this post? Subscribe & spread the word:
Permalink
Leave a Comment! 1 so far
Leave a Comment! 1 so far
Anonymous Andre said...
We should definitely see this as another reason why collaborative efforts in the public health community actually DOES make a difference! Great news Nedra!
11/07/2007 10:18 AM  
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home