Please find below, the Corrected URL for The Digital Empowerment campaign.

Mike

From today's Benton Headlines... -ac
> SENATE CONTINUES FUNDING FOR FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS Tuesday, two
Senate
> appropriations subcommittees decided to fund the two important community
> technology programs - the Technology Opportunities Program and the
Community
> Technology Centers program - at levels comparable to last year's amounts,
> despite the Bush Administration's recommendation to eliminate these
programs
> in their FY03 budget. Under the leadership of Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA)
and
> Arlen Specter (R-PA), the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and
> Education Appropriations Subcommittee, voted to continue funding the CTC
> program at $32.5. The Senate Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
> Appropriations Subcommittee, under the leadership of Ernest Hollings
(D-SC)
> and Judd Gregg (R-NH), voted to continue funding the Technology
Opportunity
> Program at last year's level.
> [SOURCE: Digital Empowerment Campaign]
> Text follows below for :
> http://www.civilrights.org/library/detail.cfm?id=9563
> Press Release - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> July 17, 2002
> Brian Komar, LCCREF 202-466-1885
> Rosia Blackwell-Lawrence,  PolicyLink 212-629-9570 ext. 204 Senate
Continues
> Funding For Federal Technology Programs Bipartisan Support Represents
> Remarkable First Victory For Community Technology Supporters Washington,
> D.C. - The Digital Empowerment campaign, today issued the following
> statement regarding Senate appropriations subcommittee's decision to fund
> the two important community technology programs - the Technology
> Opportunities Program and the Community Technology Centers program-at
levels
> comparable to last year's amounts, despite the Bush Administration's
> recommendation to eliminate these programs in their FY03 budget:
> "Today's actions represent an important victory for those who believe the
> federal government should continue its strong leadership role in ensuring
> that all Americans have the technological access and skills needed to
> benefit from and participate fully in the Information Society," said Wade
> Henderson, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights,
> the lead sponsor of the Digital Empowerment Campaign. "While the
bipartisan
> support for these programs evidenced by today's votes is heartening,
> particularly in a very tight budget year, our campaign to preserve and
> strengthen the TOP and CTC programs is far from over. The Digital
> Empowerment Campaign will continue to push the Senate, the House and the
> Administration to fund these programs at the levels approved today or
> higher."
> The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations
> Subcommittee, under the leadership of Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Arlen
> Specter (R-PA), voted to continue funding the CTC program at $32.5 - the
> same amount it received last year.
> The Senate Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Appropriations
> Subcommittee, under the leadership of Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and Judd
Gregg
> (R-NH), voted to continue funding the Technology Opportunity Program at
last
> year's level -- $15.5 million.
> "Today's votes demonstrate how successful the Digital Empowerment Campaign
> has been in showing that the TOP and CTC programs invest in more than just
> technology; they invest in people and communities," Henderson continued.
> "Now more than ever, federal leadership is crucial to ensure that urban,
> rural, and Indian tribal land residents have access to technology and can
> acquire the high-tech job skills necessary to compete in the 21st Century
> economy."
>
> The Digital Empowerment campaign was launched in mid-June on the steps of
> the U.S. Capitol, with the bipartisan support of Senators Max Cleland
> (D-GA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME). Since that
> time, more 100 organizations have joined the campaign to preserve and
> strengthen the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) and the Community
> Technology Centers program (CTC). Both programs provide matching grants to
> bring the benefits of technology to underserved communities across the
> United States. For more information, visit
http://www.digitalempowerment.org


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