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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The House Appropriations Committee met yesterday but only
took action on 6 bills. Our bill wasn\u2019t on that list.<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 committee is scheduled to meet again at 7:30 on Friday. So
far, our bill isn\u2019t on the list they will consider, but it could be.<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 final day of the legislature is May 13. Time is short! We
need to keep pouring it on. If you haven\u2019t yet sent your email to the committee
members, we need you to do so ASAP! Rideshare denials must carry consequences!<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">To make it easy, here\u2019s the blurb and the emails 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">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 from (YOUR TOWN) 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">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>