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PAA cosigned these letters to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, ...

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PAA and APC wrote Dr. Nancy Potok, Chief Statistician, Office of Management and Budget to express interests in Federal Register notice #84FR 19961,”Request for Comment on the Consumer ...

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Thank you, Chairman Blunt, Ranking Member Murray, and other distinguished members of the Subcommittee, for this opportunity to express support for the National Institutes of Health ...

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Thank you, Chairman Shelby, Ranking Member Shaheen, and other distinguished members of the subcommittee, for this opportunity to express support for the Census Bureau and the National ...

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Thank you, Chairman Serrano, Ranking Member Aderholt, and other distinguished members of the Subcommittee, for this opportunity to express support for the Census Bureau and the National ...

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The 144 undersigned organizations representing patients, health professionals, hospitals, scientists, patients, employers, and insurers strongly oppose the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Labor, Health ...

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Thank you for the opportunity to offer our perspective on the status and future of federal support for scientific research as the committee begins the process of drafting legislation ...

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Thank you, Chairman Delauro and Ranking Member Cole for this opportunity to express support for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), ...

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Demographic, or population, researchers rely on funding from a number of federal agencies to conduct their research. In return, policymakers rely on the research and data produced by ...

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Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Priorities for PAA and APC
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January 2019 - 1) Secure robust funding for agencies supporting populations sciences, 2) Defend infrastructure of agencies supporting population sciences, 3) Support successful conduct ...

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The Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers are two affiliated organizations that represent over 3,000 population scientists—including demographers, ...

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On behalf of the over 3,000 members of the Population Association of America (PAA) and more than 40 population research centers nationwide comprising the Association of Population Centers ...

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Thank you for the opportunity to offer our perspective on the status and future of federal support for scientific research as the committee begins the process of drafting legislation ...

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PAA and APC believe that the successful conduct of the 2020 Census is vitally important to the health and well-being of America’s communities, large and small. For the next decade, apportionment ...

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We the undersigned organizations write to convey our strong support of at least $102 million for the FY19 budget of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This amount would allow the ...

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As organizations dedicated to improving the health of children, we write to urge the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that ...

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On behalf of the over 3,000 scientists who are members of the Population Association of America (PAA) and the over 40 federally supported population research centers at U.S. based research ...

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We the undersigned organizations write to convey our strong support of $104 million for the FY19 budget of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This amount would allow the BEA budget ...

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 negotiated by Representative Paul Ryan and Senator Patty Murray provided partial, temporary relief from sequestration. With the expiration of this ...

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We are grateful for the opportunity to comment on the National Science Foundation’s proposed information collection request related to the 2019 National Survey of College Graduates ...

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“Our members rely indirectly and directly on funding and support from a diverse range of federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, ...

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On behalf of the over 3,000 scientists who are members of the Population Association of America (PAA) and the over 40 federally supported population research centers at U.S. based research ...

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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Census Bureau’s proposed information collection activities for the 2020 Census. We, the 26 undersigned organizations, represent the scientific ...

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PAA has joined in coalition with numerous other organizations to express support for FY 2016 funding for key federal agencies and programs. These letters are addressed to the relevant ...

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The undersigned 225 members of the CDC Coalition and other supporting state and national organizations urge you to provide at least $7.8 billion for the Centers for Disease Control ...

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The undersigned census stakeholder organizations believe that a robust program of Questionnaire Assistance Centers (QACs) is crucial to provide an effective on-the-ground presence for ...

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The undersigned stakeholders are committee to scientific integrity and to growing public funding of food and agricultural research to address pressing global, domestic, and local challenges. ...

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As the Senate Appropriations Committee prepares to consider its version of the Fiscal Year 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, members and affiliates of The Census ...

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PAA and APC acknowledge the efforts of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology to promote the federal scientific research enterprise. However, our organizations oppose ...

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We urge members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose HR 2578, the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations bill. The bill, which funds three agencies important ...

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We the undersigned organizations write to thank your subcommittees for the strong support of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in the House and Senate FY20 Commerce, Justice, Science ...

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We urge members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose HR 2578, the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations bill.
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As Congress works to complete the FY 2020 spending bills, the more than 300 undersigned organizations representing patients, scientists, health professionals, educators, academic and ...

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The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) – a broad-based group of professional organizations, universities, scientific societies, and businesses – appreciates Congress’ continued ...

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We are pleased to respond to the May 29, 2015 Federal Register notice, requesting comments on proposed changes to the American Community Survey (ACS) that supplement those proposed ...

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We are writing to express our strong support for NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) and to encourage NSF to fund at least the same number of awards this year as were ...

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PAA & APC are pleased to respond to the notice in the August 4, 2015 Federal Register requesting comments regarding the proposed 2016 Census Test.
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We write on behalf of the Friends of IES, a coalition of organizations committed to supporting the essential role of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), to highlight the continued ...

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PAA & APC congratulate Congressional leaders and the President for negotiating HR 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The proposal provides our nation with a responsible plan for ...

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On behalf of the over 3,000 scientists who are members of the Population Association of America (PAA) and over 40 federally -funded population research centers comprising the Association ...

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Writing in response to NIH Guide Notice, NOT-OD-16-018, “Request for Information (RFI): Soliciting Input for the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) FY 2016-2020 ...

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Writing to express support for funding federal agencies that directly and indirectly support the population sciences in fiscal year (FY) 2016.
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We are writing to express concerns about the FCC Declaratory Ruling and Final Ruling of July 10, 2015 regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that addresses autodialing ...

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The undersigned commend you for having restored some of the lost capacity of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by giving the agency an appropriation increase of $17 million in FY 2016 ...

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We are pleased to comment on RFI, HD-15-034, Request for Information on Enhancing Timely data Sharing from NICHD. Our members conduct research and train young scientists at U.S. universities ...

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The 195 undersigned organizations and institutions representing patients and caregivers, health providers, faculty and students, scientists, policy professionals, employers, and insurers ...

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The comments within the letter are submitted on behalf of the over 3,000 members of the Population Association of America (PAA) and the over 40 federally supported population research ...

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We are grateful that both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have proposed a funding increase for the NIH in  the Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and ...

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On behalf of the over 3,000 behavioral and social scientists who are members of the Population Association of America (PAA), I am pleased to submit comments in response to the National ...

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We are pleased to submit comments in response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI): Input on a Proposed Research Initiative to Decrease Maternal Mortality ...

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We write on behalf of the Friends of IES, a coalition of organizations committed to supporting the essential role of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), to encourage you to provide ...

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The comments below are submitted on behalf of the over 3,000 members of the Population Association of America (PAA) and the over 40 federally supported population research centers at ...

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A Letter from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader United States Senate Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Kevin McCathy, and Minority Leader United ...

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