[Colorado-talk] End the Book Famine, Call Today!

[Rob]

Called both and asked for Co Sponsorship! This is important stuff, literacy
is at stake!

Thanks for the hard work on this NFBCO!

Rob

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:55 AM Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Greetings all -
>
> We need to make some phone calls about Marrakesh once again. Here's
> what John Pare said earlier this week -
>
> The Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting on the Marrakesh
> Implementation Act, S. 2559, this week on Thursday, May 10. We need to
> build more cosponsor support for this bill before that date. Senator
> Grassley is the bill sponsor...
>
> Remember, there was already a hearing in Foreign Relations at which
> Scott LaBarre testified. But the bill has to go through two
> committees, and Judiciary is the second committee.
>
> And neither Colorado Senator is on this bill, but they should be.
>
> First, Senator Bennet has given indications he would cosponsor, but
> his name has not yet appeared on the bill. While Scott LaBarre is
> reaching out to his staff, how about we show that the NFB of Colorado
> means not only smart, engaged leadership but also  smart collective
> action on the part of an engaged membership. You can call Senator
> Bennet's ofice at 202-224-5852.
>
> What you say is:
> I am so-and-so and a member of the NFB of Colorado. I urge Sen. Bennet
> to cosponsor S. 2559, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act.
>
> Senator Gardner serves on the Foreign Relations Committee and Scott
> says he came up and shook his hand prior to the Foreign Relations
> Committee hearing last month. But he's still not a cosponsor of S.
> 2559.  You can call his office at:
>
> 202-224-5941.
>
> Say the same as above.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Dan
>
>
> --
> Dan Burke
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>
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