<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Peggy and Juia!</div><div><br></div><div>Yes, we need calls and emails to pull this back to life. Please make a couple of calls or email the lot of them! <br></div><div><br></div><div>Dan<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 11:06 AM Julia Zanon via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg8847024793867698554"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_8847024793867698554WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Me too! Sent to all! Thanks for the notice!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Julia Zanon<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peggy Chong via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Peggy Chong <<a href="mailto:chongpeggy10@gmail.com" target="_blank">chongpeggy10@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Call to Action for SB24-153, News Access for Coloradans who are Blind or Print-Disabled<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Done. I sent to all.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Peggy Chong<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Curtis Chong <<a href="mailto:chong.curtis@gmail.com" target="_blank">chong.curtis@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] Call to Action for SB24-153, News Access for Coloradans who are Blind or Print-Disabled<br><b>Importance:</b> High<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings everyone:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We learned just today that SB24-153, a bill that would provide $125,000 for the critical expansion of NFB-NEWSLINE® in Colorado was laid over by the Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee. There is a little more than one week left in the Colorado 2024 legislative session. It is vital for this bill to be considered and passed out of Senate Appropriations if it has any hope of succeeding this year.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><h2>What Can You Do?<u></u><u></u></h2><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">At the very least, you can send emails to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee telling them that you believe expansion of NFB-NEWSLINE® in Colorado is vital for blind or print-disabled Coloradans who do not know about this important program of information dissemination.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is Senator Jeff Bridges. Senator Bridges' email is <a href="mailto:jeff.bridges.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">jeff.bridges.senate@coleg.gov</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is Senator Rachel Zenzinger, and her email is <a href="mailto:senatorrachelz@gmail.com" target="_blank">senatorrachelz@gmail.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">For your convenience, I am including below my signature a copy of the email we just sent to all members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Also, for your convenience, I am providing a list of the members along with their email addresses should you find that you can send emails to the committee as a whole. Here is the list.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">'Senator Jeff Bridges, Chair' <a href="mailto:jeff.bridges.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">jeff.bridges.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">'Senator Rachel Zenzinger, Vice Chair' <a href="mailto:senatorrachelz@gmail.com" target="_blank">senatorrachelz@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator James Coleman <a href="mailto:james.coleman.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">james.coleman.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator Bob Gardner <a href="mailto:bob.gardner.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">bob.gardner.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator Julie Gonzales <a href="mailto:julie.gonzales.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">julie.gonzales.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator Chris Hansen <a href="mailto:chris.hansen.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">chris.hansen.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer <a href="mailto:barbara.kirkmeyer.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">barbara.kirkmeyer.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator Larry Liston <a href="mailto:larry.liston.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">larry.liston.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senator Kevin Priola <a href="mailto:kevin.priola.senate@coleg.gov" target="_blank">kevin.priola.senate@coleg.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please do what you can as soon as you can. The General Assembly adjourns on Wednesday, May 8.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">See below for a copy of the email we sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cordially,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Curtis Chong<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">____________________________________________________<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in">Date: April 30, 2024<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in">TO: Members of the Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in">FROM: Dan Burke and Curtis Chong<br>Legislative Co-Chairs<br>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in">Subject: SB24-153, News Access for Coloradans who are Blind or Print-Disabled<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We learned just today that SB24-153, which was schedule to be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee, was laid over. The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado is very concerned about this disappointing delay in making funds available to expand an information dissemination program for blind Coloradans which is vital to their participation in society as informed members of the public. Time is short. We would ask the Senate Appropriations Committee to move expeditiously on SB24-153.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your kind attention.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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</div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Dan Burke<br><br>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair <br><br>"Blindness is not what holds you back. You can live the life you want!"<br><br>My Cell: 406.546.8546<br><br></div>