NAIS-Flash from Liberty Ark   A new tool has been added to the Liberty Ark website.  On the front page  you will see  !! NAIS-Flash !! in the blue bar at the top of the page.  Or,  you can go directly to it here:>LINK   It is an audio/visual presentation of the NAIS story that packs a powerful   punch.  Great for meetings and to explain the program to new people.  Please view it, and use it.  Folks who contribute $25 or more will receive a copy of the presentation  on a CD that you can load and play on your computer. Please help.LINK      REPORT ON AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS EFFORTS: > Until very recently, Congress had only heard from USDA and other NAIS  > supporters.  Because of the lack of controversy, most Congressmen and  > Senators were simply unaware of the entire program!  Our efforts to stop  > the federal funding for NAIS this summer succeeded in creating a  > controversy that made many members of Congress aware of the issue for the  > first time.  We have heard growing numbers express opposition to NAIS. > > But while we succeeded in creating greater awareness and opposition to  > NAIS, it appears that the federal government will continue its funding of  > NAIS in the upcoming year.  The Senate Appropriations Committee is not  > waiting for a GAO analysis, but has already reported the appropriations  > bill to the Senate.  The current bill language contains the same provision  > as the House bill:  $33 million in funding for NAIS, subject to a  > requirement that the USDA present a "complete and detailed plan" to the  > Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.  It would be  > almost impossible to pull the funding out of the Appropriations bill at  > this point. > > We have multiple opportunities in the coming months to fight NAIS.  We  > will monitor the USDA's proposal of a plan to the House, and oppose the  > release of the funds.  The GAO report, whenever it is published, may  > provide very helpful ammunition in this fight.  And we will continue to  > educate the public and legislators in every state, encouraging them to  > refuse the offer of federal funds to implement NAIS at the state level.  > We will also prepare legislation to propose in the next year to stop the  > federal funding and implementation of a mandatory NAIS. > > The fight to stop NAIS will not be won or lost overnight. The other side  > has spent years developing and promoting this program, and it will take  > time to reach both the public and the politicians.  In the last 6 months,  > NAIS has gone from being an issue that almost no one was aware of, to  > being a hot topic in several states and DC.  Your calls and letters have  > made a difference. > > GET YOUR FRIENDS TO SIGN UP.  SEND THEM THIS LINK.