Support QZAB!

WHY BECOME AN ADVOCATE FOR THE QZAB PROGRAM?

• The QZAB program is one of the few federal programs targeted on the truly disadvantaged communities in this nation. It is very easy to set up and allows high poverty school districts to borrow money for vital needs while building a long term partnership with the private sector that enables everyone to benefit.
• With ¾ of the states in deficit adding up to $100 billion dollars the need to borrow money at zero interest is critical if high poverty schools are not to fall further behind.
• Both the Bush Administration and the program's author congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) have agreed on extending the program for 2003. States have come to rely on these funds to meet long deferred facilities needs.
• Allowing schools to borrow without interest the cost of any project is halved.

HOW TO ADVOCATE

Contact your congressman and senator as well as the following chairs and ranking members of the key committees that will have to decide on the future of the qzab program.

Please note that these days they prefeered to be faxed or emailed. Try to use some examples of what a difference qzab program can or has made to schools in your district.

Senate finance committee chair: go to the senate finance committee web page and you can email senator chuck grassley (R-IO) from there http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/

RANKING : SENATOR MAX BAUCUS (email and other information) available at
website: http://baucus.senate.gov/

HOUSE WAYS &MEANS CHAIR: CONGRESSMAN BILL THOMAS (R-CA).
Washington Office:(202) 225-2915 Fax: (202) 225-8798
District Offices:4100 Truxtun Avenue, #220Bakersfield CA 93309
(661) 327-3611 Fax: (661) 637-0867
E-mail:Please contact Congressman Thomas by using Write Your Representative: http://www.house.gov/writerep/

RANKING: CHARLIE RANGEL (D-NY) via Fax at (202) 225-0816 or Email at http://www.house.gov/writerep.

Note: Starting 2007, when Democrats take control of the House and Senate, Senator Baucus will become Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Congressman Rangel will assume the Chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee.