[Pacg] Action Alert: Mental Health Funding - Email IA Legislators

[Carolina 1961]

*From Cathy Bolkcom  **cbarts4 at aol.com* <cbarts4 at aol.com>
*(please circulate to friends and family)*

The Iowa Legislature will be taking up important legislation next week,
beginning on Monday, April 14, re *funding for mental health services*.  You
may be aware that Scott County is facing tremendous shortages in funding for
vital services for the mentally ill and disabled citizens of our community.
Please email the legislators below concerning the following:
Support of additional funding in the HHS appropriations bills related to
critical Mental Health funding.

Please support an additional allocation to the current Leadership money
which provides additional dollars to counties with 15% fund balances and
lower.
Scott County is currently at 2.7% fund balance.  This is a crisis situation
with cuts pending to services and programs critical to people with
disabilities.  Additional money is needed to maintain these programs.
Support of additional funding for FY09 will provide a critical short-term
solution.
Support looking for sustainable, appropriate long-term solutions in
partnership with counties, state officials, and providers.
*GROUP emails BELOW:*
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address to send...

*Local Legislators:
*
Joe.Seng at legis.state.ia.us, Frank.Wood at legis.state.ia.us,
David.Hartsuch at legis.state.ia.us, Elesha.Gayman at legis.state.ia.us,
Jim.Lykam at legis.state.ia.us, Linda.Miller at legis.state.ia.us,
Steven.Olson at legis.state.ia.us, Jamie.Van.Fossen at legis.state.ia.us,
Cindy.Winckler at legis.state.ia.us,

*Health and Human Services Appropriations Sub-Committee Members:*
**
Jack.Hatch at legis.state.ia.us, David.Johnson at legis.state.ia.us,
Amanda.Ragan at legis.state.ia.us, James.Seymour at legis.state.ia.us,
Ro.Foege at legis.state.ia.us, Dave.Heaton at legis.state.ia.us,
Ako.Abdul-Samad at legis.state.ia.us, Polly.Granzow at legis.state.ia.us,
Linda.Miller at legis.state.ia.us, Eric.Palmer at legis.state.ia.us,
Mark.Smith at legis.state.ia.us, Walt.Tomenga at legis.state.ia.us,

*Appropriations:   House Committee Members*:

Jo.Oldson at legis.state.ia.us, Mark.Kuhn at legis.state.ia.us,
Scott.Raecker at legis.state.ia.us,Dwayne.Alons at legis.state.ia.us,
Deborah.Berry at legis.state.ia.us,Royd.Chambers at legis.state.ia.us,
Dennis.Cohoon at legis.state.ia.us,Swati.Dandekar at legis.state.ia.us,
Betty.DeBoef at legis.state.ia.us,Cecil.Dolcheck at legis.state.ia.us,
Ro.Foege at legis.state.ia.us, Wayne.Ford at legis.state.ia.us,
Elesha.Gayman at legis.state.ia.us, Dave.Heaton at legis.state.ia.us,
Bruce.Hunter at legis.state.ia.us, n.Huseman at legis.state.ia.us,
David.Jacoby at legis.state.ia.us<n.Huseman at legis.state.ia.us,%20David.Jacoby at legis.state.ia.us>,
steven.Lukan at legis.state.ia.us,
Nathan.Reichert at legis.state.ia.us<steven.Lukan at legis.state.ia.us,%20Nathan.Reichert at legis.state.ia.us>
, Rod.Roberts at legis.state.ia.us, Bill.Schickel at legis.state.ia.us,
Todd.Taylor at legis.state.ia.us, Ralph.Watts at legis.state.ia.us,
Andrew.Wenthe at legis.state.ia
.us, Cindy.Winckler at legis.state.ia.us<Andrew.Wenthe at legis.state.ia%20.us,%20Cindy.Winckler at legis.state.ia.us>
,
*Appropriations: Senate Committee Members:*

robert.dvorsky at legis.state.ia.us, matt.mccoy at legis.state.ia.us,
steve.kettering at legis.state.ia.us jeff.angelo at legis.state.ia.us,
jerry.behn at legis.state.ia.us, dennis.black at legis.state.ia.us,
nancy.boettger at legis.state.ia.us, joe.bolkcom at legis.state.ia.us,
mike.connolly at legis.state.ia.us, jeff.danielson at legis.state.ia.us,
bill.dotzler at legis.state.ia.us, eugene.fraise at legis.state.ia.us,
thurman.gaskill at legis.state.ia.us, james.hahn at legis.state.ia.us,
tom.hancock at legis.state.ia.us, jack.hatch at legis.state.ia.us,
rob.hogg at legis.state.ia.us, david.johnson at legis.state.ia.us,
john.putney at legis.state.ia.us, amanda.ragan at legis.state.ia.us,
james.seymour at legis.state.ia.us, pat.ward at legis.state.ia.us,
steve.warnstadt at legis.state.ia.us, frank.wood at legis.state.ia.us


Thanks,
Cathy Bolkcom
*Read, Get Involved, Take Action*
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