Letters

5/23/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in Support of NICHD Funding

AUCD signed a letter from the Friends of NICHD urging members of Congress to ensure that any supplemental emergency funding bill includes appropriations that will allow the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to pursue research into pregnancy and Zika-related birth outcomes.

5/23/2016

AUCD's IDDRCs Support Letter in Favor of Zika Funding

In a letter addressed to members of the House of Representatives, AUCD's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRC) urged lawmakers to secure the greatest possible level of emergency supplemental funding to combat the Zika virus, with a particular focus on bolstering research funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

5/10/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in Support of Robust Funding for NIH & NICHD in FY 2017

AUCD signed onto a letter to senior members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging that they include at least $34.5 billion for the NIH and $1.441 billion for the NICHD in the fiscal year (FY) 2017.

3/28/2016

FY 2017 Lifespan Respite Care Act Letter to House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee

31 representatives signed onto a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee requesting the inclusion of $5 million for Lifespan Respite Care Act programs in the FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.

3/24/2016

FY 2017 DD Act Letter to House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee

Fourteen representatives signed onto a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee that expressed support for an increase in funding for DD Councils, UCEDDs and the Protection & Advocacy (P & A) system.

3/22/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter urging Members of Congress to Oppose Any Balanced Budget Amendment

AUCD signed onto a letter urging members of Congress to oppose any balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution. Such an amendment would require massive cuts be made to ensure that the budget remained balanced, and would permanently slash funding for a massive array of initiatives that affect all Americans, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SSDI, veterans' benefits, scientific research, and public education. The letter, which was originally drafted in 2011, has been signed by 281 organizations amid increased support for a balanced budget amendment among Senate Republicans and in state legislatures.

3/21/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in support of AT Act Funding in the LHHS Bill

AUCD signed onto a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittees in support of $38 million in funding for AT Act Programs.

3/17/2016

FY 2017 DD Act Letter to Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee

Eleven senators signed onto a letter to the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee urging Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) to support increased funding for DD Councils, UCEDDs and the P & A system.

3/7/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in support of Funding for the CDC Injury Center to Improve Concussion Surveillance

AUCD signed onto a letter supporting a $5 million budget allocation for the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Control and Prevention Injury Center to Improve Concussion Surveillance, which would create a national surveillance system to track the incidence of sports-related concussions and neurological damage that could be associated with them.

3/1/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in favor of HRSA Appropriations

AUCD signed on to a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that supported the allocation of $7.48 billion in discretionary funding to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for FY2017. The letter was sent by the Friends of HRSA, a national coalition of organizations focused on supporting public health programs. HRSA plays an essential role in providing vital treatment and support services for individuals living in underserved, at-risk areas and helps minimize health disparities across the U.S. AUCD strongly recommends that Congress provide appropriate funds.

2/26/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in favor of IES Education Research Funding

AUCD signed onto a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Appropriations Committee and Labor-HHS-Education Committee in support of $728 million in funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the independent, nonpartisan research and evaluation body within the U.S. Department of Education.

2/22/2016

Letter in Favor of Maximum Possible Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Allocation

AUCD joined more than 600 organizations by signing on to a letter calling for the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to allocate the highest possible funding levels to programs within the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.

2/12/2016

Zika Emergency Funding Request

Letter to Senators Cochran, Mikulski, Blunt and Murray, and Representatives Rogers, Lowey, Cole and DeLauro

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing in support of the President�s $1.8 billion emergency funding request and for sustained federal funding related to responding to the Zika virus via public health programs. The effects on fetuses and newborns, including the devastating effects on the developing fetal brain, is a major health concern related to Zika infection. The health of women, infants and children is central to our mission, and we believe that the response by the government at home and abroad is essential to ensure that the American people are protected.

2/11/2016

AUCD signed onto a Letter in favor of more funding for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittees

AUCD signed on to a letter in support of greater funding for Congressional subcommittees that manage appropriations for programs in the Departments of Labor, Education and Health and Human Services.

12/15/2015

AUCD signed onto a Letter to Representative Langevin and Representative Harper

AUCD signed on to a letter in support of the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3913), which will reauthorize the Lifespan Respite Care Program for five years.