[Dixielandjazz] Fw: C-M: Large cut proposed for US military music

[domitype]

The cut was cut - there will be some money for military bands, but all of this is subject to further modification.
http://www.wilktone.com/?p=2218 (this links to another article)

David Richoux

On Jul 19, 2011, at 3:46 PM, Margaret Squires <saxymargeaux at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Bob Ringwald posted about the U.S. Coastgard concert.  If our representatives 
> have their way, those concerts may be a thing of the past.....
> 
> The following message was posted to another mailing list I belong to.
> 
> Margaret
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In May, Representative Betty McCullom introduced an amendment to the
> House version of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that
> would significantly and immediately reduce spending on military music
> programs from $320 million to $200 million. This went back and forth
> in the House and was eventually passed in early July. The Senate is
> currently working on their version of the NDAA. When it is passed by
> the Senate, the two bills will go into conference with input from the
> office of the Secretary of Defense to be reconciled. If this amendment
> makes it through, it will have an negative impact on all music in the
> military. Since the numbers provided to Rep. McCullom were possibly
> not the most accurate and her amendment is vague, it is feared that
> the cuts in reality could well exceed 37.5%. They will take effect
> almost immediately - Oct. 1 of this year.
> 
> The DOD budget projection for FY2012 is $553 billion. Cutting a mere
> $120 million is a "savings" of...what exactly?
> 
> The American Bandmasters Association (ABA), the College Band Directors
> National Association (CBDNA), and MENC are advocating that this
> amendment not become part of the 2012 NDAA. The MENC link provides
> further information:
> http://advocacy.menc.org/profiles/blogs/news-itema ction-alert-us
> 
> If you are interested in contacting your Representative and Senator:
> 
> http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/ senators_cfm.cfm
> 
> https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
> 
> As few as seven letters and phone calls can make a difference in the
> passage of legislation.
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