I want to thank Corey for posting to this list. I posted to the NFB of Washington list and our Facebook page last night but apparently my list post not go through.<br><br>There is definitely still time to call Senato Cantwell’s Office today. I will let everyone know as soon as we have an appointment with representative Herrera Beutler’s office.<br><br>Thanks everyone for helping with this.<br><br>Marci Carpenter<br><br>Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App<br><br><br><br>------ Original Message ------<br><br>From: Matthew Hines via CCCNFBW<br>To: CCCNFBW<br>Cc: Matthew Hines<br>Sent: January 29, 2019 at 12:31 PM<br>Subject: [CCCNFBW] Fwd: [NFBWATLK] Washington Seminar Update<br><br><html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yes here is an update regarding the Washington seminar. I wish I could have given you more notice but they did not send it out until this morning<div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Matthew Hines</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Corey Grandstaff via NFBWATLK <<a href="mailto:nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org">nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> January 29, 2019 at 8:16:45 AM PST<br><b>To:</b> "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <<a href="mailto:nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org">nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Corey Grandstaff <<a href="mailto:corey.grandstaff@gmail.com">corey.grandstaff@gmail.com</a>>, "'Clark County Chapter, NFB of Washington List'" <<a href="mailto:cccnfbw@nfbnet.org">cccnfbw@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBWATLK] Washington Seminar Update</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org">nfbwatlk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Please see the message below from President Carpenter:</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Greetings colleagues,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Kris Colcock, Buna Dahal and I are here in the other Washington ready to</span><br><span>meet with our Representatives and Senators. We need your Help. Below are our</span><br><span>4 appointments for Tuesday, January 29. I am giving you the phone numbers</span><br><span>for each office. Call these offices if you live in the particular</span><br><span>Congressional district, and everyone should call Senator Cantwell's office.</span><br><span>If you are unsure about which district you live in go to</span><br><span><a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative">https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative</a> to find out.</span><br><span>I am also enclosing a link to all 3 of the issues we will be discussing with</span><br><span>the Members of Congress. I will post our Wednesday appointments later today.</span><br><span></span><br><span>There is one more exciting piece of legislative news to share. Today</span><br><span>President Trump signed and sent to Geneva the Marrakesh Treaty ratification</span><br><span>document and it has been sent to Geneva. This was the final step in bringing</span><br><span>the US into the Marrakesh Treaty. As President Riccobono said tonight at the</span><br><span>Great Gathering In, we are the National Federation of the Blind and we will</span><br><span>not be shut down!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Appointments for January 29 (All Times are Eastern Standard Time)</span><br><span></span><br><span>11:45 am</span><br><span></span><br><span>Representative Derek Kilmer</span><br><span></span><br><span>6th District</span><br><span></span><br><span>meeting with Representative Kilmer</span><br><span></span><br><span>Phone: 202-225-5916</span><br><span></span><br><span>no relevant committees</span><br><span></span><br><span>1:15 pm</span><br><span></span><br><span>Representative Adam Smith</span><br><span></span><br><span>9th district</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meeting with Representative Smith</span><br><span></span><br><span>Phone: 202-225-8901</span><br><span></span><br><span>no relevant committees</span><br><span></span><br><span>3:15 pm</span><br><span></span><br><span>Representative Pramilla Jayapal</span><br><span></span><br><span>7th district</span><br><span></span><br><span>meeting with Representative Jayapal</span><br><span></span><br><span>202-225-3106</span><br><span></span><br><span>no relevant committees</span><br><span></span><br><span>4:15 pm</span><br><span></span><br><span>Senator Maria Cantwell</span><br><span></span><br><span>meeting with Senator Cantwell</span><br><span></span><br><span>202-224-3441</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and</span><br><span>transportation-relevant to the GreaterAccessibility and Independence through</span><br><span>Nonvisual Access Technology (GAIN) Act</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks for helping to get this legislation moving!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Find Your Representative:</span><br><span><a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative?fbclid=IwAR0I">https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative?fbclid=IwAR0I</a></span><br><span>jqiEE6j0Z0LEhlwfL67dBUlBSR0_01LEk48RuuaKd0LSMNXLMffXR1Q</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Marci Carpenter, President, National Federation of the Blind of Washington</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBWATLK mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBWATLK@nfbnet.org">NFBWATLK@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBWATLK:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/matthewhines984%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/matthewhines984%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>_______________________________________________

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