Bipartisan legislation introduced to expand 2-1-1 service nationwide.(Advocacy in Action)(Brief Article)

From: Nation's Cities Weekly | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: McGee, Jennifer | Copyright information

Legislation to expand 2-1-1 telephone service was the focus of a Capitol Hill Press Conference on September 17th. 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember telephone number that connects callers with important community services and volunteer programs.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was joined by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), actor and producer George Clooney and the United Way of America to announce the bipartisan legislation to expand 2-1-1 service...

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