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The power of combined grassroots.(FEDERAL DATELINE)
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May 1, 2007|
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If you ever wondered whether phone calls and personal visits to members of Congress make a difference, look no further than the effort to increase funding for domestic programs over the past year.
The 110th Congress started in January with a tremendous victory, the culmination of a year-long effort to increase support for education, health care and labor programs. This success would not have been possible without pressure from school system leaders and health care advocates from across the country.
A year earlier, President Bush introduced his budget for FY ...
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