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    Clay Burell
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Why This Is Important

Please urge your Senator to pass  H.R. 2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, when it comes up for a vote in the Senate.

The Act would:

1) Provide schools with access to funding for modernization, renovation and repair projects;

2) Encourage energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources in schools;

3) Provide additional aid to Gulf Coast schools still recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;

and 4) Ensure fair wages and benefits for workers by applying Davis-Bacon protections to all grants for school modernization, renovation, and repair projects.

These actions are overdue for your support:

--In 2009, the American Civil Society of Engineers gave U.S. schools a “D” on its national infrastructure report card.

--According to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute, the legislation would support 136,000 jobs.

--Recent studies show that school quality has a direct, positive impact on residential property values and can improve a community’s ability to attract businesses and workers.

$6.4 billion for schools next year? That's small change compared to what Congress has given Wall Street. Please urge your Senator to show s/he thinks our schools and our children are worth it.

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Vote YES on HR 2187: The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

Dear Senator,

I urge you to pass&nbsp; H.R. 2187, the <a href="http://www.maplight.org/map/us/bill/82766/default/votes/vote-367189">21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act</a>, when it comes up for a vote in the Senate.

The Act would:

1) Provide schools with access to funding for modernization, renovation and repair projects;

2) Encourage energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources in schools;

3) Provide additional aid to Gulf Coast schools still recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;

and 4) Ensure fair wages and benefits for workers by applying Davis-Bacon protections to all grants for school modernization, renovation, and repair projects.

These actions are overdue for your support:

In 2009, the American Civil Society of Engineers gave U.S. schools a &ldquo;D&rdquo; on its national infrastructure report card.

According to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute, the legislation would support 136,000 jobs.

Recent studies show that school quality has a direct, positive impact on residential property values and can improve a community&rsquo;s ability to attract businesses and workers.

$6.4 billion for schools next year? That's small change compared to what Congress has given Wall Street. Please show with your vote that you think our schools are worth it.

Thank you.

[Your name]