[CT-NFB] Access Technology Affordability Act

Wed Sep 29 20:57:38 UTC 2021

Senate bill number 212 provides a $2000 refundable tax credit for the purchase of access technology. Senator Christopher Murphy’s phone number is: (202) 224-4041
Senator Richard Blumenthal‘s phone number is: (202) 224-2823

Sincerely,
 Deb Reed
Central CT Chapter President 
National Federation Of The Blind
Phone - 860-973-3679 
Cell-860-378-5370
Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com

> On Sep 29, 2021, at 3:22 PM, Jim McCollum via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello. 
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> Below is an update on the Access Technology Affordability Act. As of today, neither Senator from Connecticut has co-sponsored this bill, and we need them on board. Please read on, and contact their offices. If you send an e-mail, please copy Maryanne Melley and myself, as well as Jeff Kaloc, onto the message. Twenty-seven is more than half, so we’re making progress. Feel free to reach out to me if I can help in any way. 
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> Jim Y. McCollum 
> Board Member and Legislative Coordinator 
> National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut 
> 860-581-0430 
> j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: "Kaloc, Jeff via NFB-Legislative-Directors" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: September 29, 2021 at 2:44:45 PM EDT
>> To: nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: "Kaloc, Jeff" <JKaloc at nfb.org>
>> Subject: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Legislative Alert - The Access Technology Affordability Act
>> Reply-To: NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
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>> Good afternoon:
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>> Wanted to provide an update for the Access Technology Affordability Act. This week two senators and one member of Congress have cosponsored the bill! This brings our current totals to 27 Senate cosponsors and 114 House cosponsors. Senator Klobuchar, Chairwoman of the Senate Rules and Administration committee and Senator Cortez Masto from the Senate Finance committee have cosponsored the bill. Rep. Morelle from New York has also cosponsored the legislation. Thank you to our affiliates from Minnesota, Nevada, and New York for your hard work!
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>> As I mentioned weeks prior, we are closing in to getting the Access Technology Affordability Act passed into law. It has been included in the House Reconciliation legislation but it is important to keep advocating for the bill so it remains in the Senate version. That being said, it is critically important to reach out to your Senators to gain support. Having these Senators cosponsor the bill is critical to it remaining in the reconciliation bill. We must move quickly and place a sense of urgency on this task as the House and Senate continue to negotiate the provisions of the overall package.  By reaching out to your Senator for support, this will greatly improve the likelihood that we will be able to keep the Access Technology Affordability Act in the reconciliation bill.
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>> When you call or email, you might say the following:
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>> "Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [SENATOR NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act, S. 212. This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of this technology.
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>> Thanks."
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>> You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. If you email your senators, please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org. Your calls and emails do make a difference.
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>> It is best to call or email the relevant staff person in your member of Congress's office. For your convenience, attached in the word document is the name of the staffer and his/her email address.
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>> Thank you for all that you do,
>>  
>> Jeff Kaloc
>> Governmental Affairs Specialist
>> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>> 410-659-9314, extension 2206 | jkaloc at nfb.org
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