May 1, 2019

Senator Richard Shelby Senator Patrick Leahy

Chairman
U.S. Senate Committee on
Appropriations
304 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ranking Member
U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
437 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510

Senator Jerry Moran Senator Jeanne Shaheen

Chairman Ranking Member
U.S. Senate Committee on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, &
Subcommittee on Related Agencies
Commerce, Justice, Science, 506 Hart Senate Office Building
& Related Agencies Washington, DC 20510
521 Dirksen Building
Washington, DC 20510

Re: State Attorneys General Support the Legal Services Corporation

Dear Chairwoman Shelby, Ranking Member Leahy, Chairman Moran, and

Ranking Member Shaheen,

As state attorneys general, we respectfully request that you consider robust

funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the Fiscal Year 2020
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.

For nearly 45 years, LSC funding has helped veterans and military families
secure important benefits, supported survivors of domestic violence, and provided
vital assistance to families facing foreclosure, victims of natural disasters, seniors,
and disabled Americans. Today, it is also an essential support for rural and low-
income Americans and families affected by the nationwide opioid epidemic.

LSC funding has also fostered public-private partnerships between legal aid
organizations and private firms and attorneys across the country which donate
their time and skills to assist residents in need. Nationwide, 132 independent
nonprofit legal aid programs rely on this federal funding to provide services to
tens of thousands of our constituents.

We thank you for your efforts to ensure continued funding for LSC. Please know
1850 M Street, NW that it makes a real difference in our states.
Twelfth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Sincerely,
Phone: (202) 326-6000
http://www.naag.org/
Maura Healey Tim Fox
Massachusetts Attorney General Montana Attorney General

Kevin G. Clarkson Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale

Alaska Attorney General American Samoa Attorney General

Xavier Becerra Phil Weiser

California Attorney General Colorado Attorney General

William Tong Kathleen Jennings

Connecticut Attorney General Delaware Attorney General

Karl A. Racine Ashley Moody

District of Columbia Attorney General Florida Attorney General

Christopher M. Carr Leevin Taitano Camacho

Georgia Attorney General Guam Attorney General

Clare E. Connors Lawrence Wasden

Hawaii Attorney General Idaho Attorney General

Kwame Raoul Curtis Hill, Jr.

Illinois Attorney General Indiana Attorney General

Tom Miller Andy Beshear

Iowa Attorney General Kentucky Attorney General
Aaron M. Frey Brian Frosh
Maine Attorney General Maryland Attorney General

Dana Nessel Keith Ellison

Michigan Attorney General Minnesota Attorney General

Jim Hood Douglas Peterson

Mississippi Attorney General Nebraska Attorney General

Aaron D. Ford Gordon MacDonald

Nevada Attorney General New Hampshire Attorney General

Gurbir S. Grewal Hector Balderas

New Jersey Attorney General New Mexico Attorney General

Letitia James Josh Stein

New York Attorney General North Carolina Attorney General

Wayne Stenehjem Edward Manibusan

North Dakota Attorney General Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General

Mike Hunter Ellen F. Rosenblum

Oklahoma Attorney General Oregon Attorney General

Josh Shapiro Peter Neronha

Pennsylvania Attorney General Rhode Island Attorney General
Jason R. Ravnsborg Herbert H. Slatery III
South Dakota Attorney General Tennessee Attorney General

T.J. Donovan Mark R. Herring

Vermont Attorney General Virginia Attorney General

Robert W. Ferguson Joshua L. Kaul

Washington Attorney General Wisconsin Attorney General