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THANK YOU ADVOCATES!
Thanks to your relentless advocacy, last night we pushed the House of Representatives to vote YES for HR 2486: The FUTURE Act for Minority Serving Institutions! These big wins in Congress are completely thanks to members like you. But the fight isn't over yet:
CALL TO ACTION!

You know the drill: AANAPISI schools educate nearly half of our young adults.

But funding is going to run out at the end of this month if we don't get our senators to act. The FUTURE Act for Minority Serving Institutions passed the House on Sept. 18 with bipartisan support! The next step is the Senate.

Senate leadership is doing everything they can to keep the FUTURE Act from going to a vote. They know it's a strong bill with bipartisan support, and it'll likely pass. But we won't let them ignore our students!

It's up to us: we must push our senators to vote NOW in support of Asian American and Pacific Islander students and other students of color.

Find more info on the FUTURE Act
Get your senators' phone numbers here and call them using the script above.

Alternatively, you can call the U.S. Congress Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you directly with your senator's office.
Access our AANAPISI Week Toolkit

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Advocacy tip: to make it even easier for your community to respond, find your state's senators and AANAPISIs ahead of time and just post their phone numbers, the script, and the deadline. Like this:
Calling all Minnesota advocates!

The U of M and other Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) need our help! The Senate is refusing to vote on the FUTURE Act for minority serving institution funding! But funding will expire at the end of September. Will you join me in asking our senators to vote NOW in support of students of color?

Sen. Amy Klobuchar: 202-224-3244
Sen. Tina Smith: 202-224-5641
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