[Charlotte-Mecklenburg-Chapter] Announcing Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025

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From: Jesse Shirek
Governmental Affairs Specialist
National Federation of the Blind

Fellow Federationists:

We are all feeling the swell of positive energy coming out of Washington Seminar. Once again, it was great to hear all those white canes tapping and guide dogs on the move. Our hard work, diligent practice, and long days of walking up and down Capitol Hill have paid off! I am thrilled to announce that our first major priority has been introduced. The Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025, sponsored by Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) and co-led by Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7), has been introduced in the 119th Congress as H.R. 1175.

We expect to put out some social media publicity around this topic later today and we are hoping you will share the communications with your networks far and wide. We are planning to get some press attention in the coming week. Please watch for future announcements and get ready for a call to action with a legislative alert. For now, sit back and smile, and celebrate our collective accomplishment.

Warm regards,

Jesse Shirek
Governmental Affairs Specialist
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314, extension 2348 | jshirek at nfb.org<mailto:jshirek at nfb.org>

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