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April 03, 2009

The Honorable David R. Obey, Chairman

The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Ranking Member
Committee on Appropriations
H-218, The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewis:

I am requesting funding for SPEAK UP Hotline and Awareness Campaign Access Expansion in
fiscal year 2010.

The entity to receive funding for this project is:

PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence
100 Wall Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10005

The funding would be used for SPEAK UP -- a program which features the nation's first-ever
national hotline (1-866-SPEAK-UP) for students to anonymously report weapon-related
threats in their schools and communities. With increased funding to improve hotline
technology, establish a system for online reporting, develop a school assembly outreach
curriculum, and launch of a text messaging reporting system, PAX will be able to touch more
students than can currently be reached with their localized in-school curriculum for middle
and high school students and mass media campaigns. This project will have nationwide
benefit and is sure to save lives.

I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

Sincerely,

B~~I-
Member of Congress