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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dear NFB of Colorado members \u2013<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">HB26-1043 is in danger of dying in the House Appropriations
Committee with only weeks left in the legislative session. It has a cost of
$50,000 attached to it. It\u2019s complicated why this tiny amount is a problem, but
it has to do with Colorado\u2019s budget shortfalls and future TABOR caps.<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">None of that matters, though. If you have been denied a ride
because of your guide dog or been with someone or just care about your blind
brothers and sisters who have been denied, then you need to act \u2013 and 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">We need to get dozens of emails to the Appropriations
Committee members today or tomorrow. They will meet tomorrow, but HB26-1043 isn\u2019t
on the schedule, and time is running out! I put the emails of the Appropriations Committee at the end of this message. Copy and paste them of the
committee members into the \u201cTo\u201d field of an email. For the subject, use \u201cEnd
Rideshare Discrimination, Pass HB26-1043.\u201d<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">And then say something like this:<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">Dear Appropriations Committee member<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">I am an NFB member and I urge you to pass HB26-1043
immediately. We can\u2019t continue to tolerate the discrimination of rideshare
drivers leaving blind people standing at the curb for just $50,000. <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 have been denied tell them so. <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">Now, if this email thing seems like too much, simply call
the Appropriations committee chair, Kyle Brown at 303-866-2920 and leave him a
voice mail with the info above.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">It\u2019s time for action!<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"><a href="mailto:kyle.brown.house@coleg.gov" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">kyle.brown.house@coleg.gov</a><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>