Recently, NDD United, a coalition of national organizations working together to protect nondefense discretionary (NDD) funding, sent this letter signed by more than 2,100 national, state and local organizations to Congress and the president urging them to work together to replace sequestration with a balanced approach to deficit reduction.
NDD programs, like Perkins, affect millions of Americans and have been impacted by cuts resulting from sequestration and reductions in funding levels in recent years. Despite the wide range of important services provided through NDD programs, they represent less than one fifth of the federal budget and have been subject to disproportionate cuts in recent years as lawmakers work to reduce the deficit. The continued threat of cuts to NDD funding has been the focus of the coalition and prompted thousands of stakeholders from across the country to send this letter. The letter emphasizes the importance of NDD programs, the harmful effects of budget cuts to date, and the need to protect defense and nondefense programs equally. ACTE has been an active member of NDD United since its creation in 2012 to ensure that our nation’s investment in CTE is protected from harmful cuts. A copy of the letter is available here.
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