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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">John Pare sent out a call to action of Friday about the
Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA), H.R. 1529. I\u2019ve emailed all of the
offices, and not even got a return email. This is clearly a bipartisan
disregard.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The thing that will get our members of Congress\u2019s attention
is if you call them. The ATAA can get into the upcoming tax bill, but we need
to move now. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">So, please make your call on Monday or Tuesday. If you
called once before, call again and say you are calling again.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">If you live in Colorado House District 6, with Jason Crow as
your Congressman, you don\u2019t have to do anything. Congressman Crow is one of the
19 cosponsors of H.R. 1529 already.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">As a quick reminder, the Access Technology Affordability Act
would create a $2,000 refundable tax credit for use over a three-year period
for the purchase of access technology. This credit would help put more access
technology in the hands of blind people thereby helping us learn, work, and
live the lives we want.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Would this tax credit fo access technology benefit you? <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Then make a call.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Mathematica, a well respected economic forecasting company,
has evaluated the bill and estimate it will save the federal government $315
million over a five-year period. This cost savings is achieved by the increased
number of blind people who will be working thereby lowering the number of
people collecting benefits and increasing the number of people paying federal
and FICA taxes.<span></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:8pt 0in 4pt;line-height:115%;break-after:avoid;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:rgb(15,71,97);font-weight:normal">Find My Member of Congress<span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Go down the page to search by your address:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member">https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">House District 1<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Diana DeGette, Denver<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Joe Neguse, Boulder to Aspen<span></span></p>
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225-4761<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Jeff Crank, Colorado Springs, Highland Ranch<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Brittany Pettersen, Jeffco, western burbs into the mountains<span></span></p>
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burbs<span></span></p>
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225-5625<span></span></span></p>
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<br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="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></div>