[Colorado-Talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Urgent: Legislative Alert - 11.1.21

[Dan Burke]

I just want to underscore the importance of this email, though all on
this list have received it. We need to contact Senator Shumer and REp.
Pulosi ASAP in an effort to get the ATAA put back in the Build Back
Better Act. Email tonight. Call in the morning. But as President
Riccobono indicated tonight on the Presidential Release LIve, that's
about all the time we hae to make an impact. Please read on and
respond.

Thanks
Dan


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From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 15:53:39 +0000
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Urgent: Legislative Alert - 11.1.21
To: "nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Dear Federation Family:

On September 27, the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) was
incorporated into the House version of the Build Back Better Act. For
a month we advocated for Congress to maintain the provisions of the
ATAA in the larger bill. On October 20, President Riccobono wrote
letters to both Speaker
Pelosi<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/letter-speaker-pelosi-regarding-ataa-build-back-better>
and Majority Leader
Schumer<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/letter-majority-leader-schumer-regarding-ataa-build>
urging them to keep this legislation, so critical to the blind of
America, in the bill. Unfortunately, we learned late last week, on
October 28, that the section of the Build Back Better Act containing
the ATAA had been removed.

The Build Back Better Act has not been finalized, so we still have a
chance to get the ATAA back into the bill before it goes for a floor
vote, but we must act quickly. We need everyone to contact Speaker
Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer and urge them to restore this
provision. When you call or email you might say:

"My name is [YOUR NAME] and I want to urge [Speaker Pelosi OR Majority
Leader Schumer] to restore the Access Technology Affordability Act
(H.R. 431/S. 212) into the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). This
bill will have a tremendous impact on the lives of blind Americans by
improving education, increasing employment opportunities, and
increasing overall self-sufficiency. Thank you."

We suggest a subject like: "Please Maintain the ATAA Provision in the
Build Back Better Act"

To contact Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer please use the
following email addresses, or call the Capitol Switchboard at
202-224-3121.

Speaker Pelosi:
Terri McCullough, Chief of Staff
terri.mccullough at mail.house.gov<mailto:terri.mccullough at mail.house.gov>

Majority Leader Schumer:
Mike Lynch, Chief of Staff
mike_lynch at schumer.senate.gov<mailto:mike_lynch at schumer.senate.gov>

If you email, please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org<mailto:jkaloc at nfb.org>.

Thank you for all that you do,

John

John G. Paré Jr.
Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | Jpare at nfb.org<mailto:Jpare at nfb.org>


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Dan Burke

National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair

President, NFB of Denver

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