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Howard Marlowe, who serves as Washington lobbyist for several governmental and civic entities on the Texas Gulf Coast, urges elected officials to be vigilant in today's issue of his newsletter "Coastal Connection". "We are more concerned this year than at any time in the past that our nation’s beach projects will be the targets of drastic funding cuts in the President’s budget," Marlowe said. "The resolve and strength of the coastal community and its allies will be put to the test over the upcoming months." Marlowe contends that the President’s budget, scheduled for publication on February 2, will be a call to a heightened level of action. "The important lessons that many of you have learned over the past several years will be especially useful in 2004," Marlowe said in his message to the elected officials. "When the Clinton Administration attempted to cut out federal support for beach nourishment, coastal communities rallied together and successfully fought the move. Every year since 1995, the White House has dished out bad news in February, and every year Congress has done a great deal to deliver good news by October." However, Marlowe cautions that it may be more difficult this year. "The difference is that Congress doesn’t have the money to make up fully for the slashes the Administration will propose in February," Marlowe said.
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