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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size:12pt;; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=5><FONT face=Tahoma>To all interested members, <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size:12pt;; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=5><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size:12pt;; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=5><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">I have a bill at the legislature that is stuck in the State House, HB 5008. This bill concerns changing statute language to protect dog guides under the same laws as police dogs. This does not have any cost to it; it only changes the state dog guide statutes. I am asking that all interested members please call their legislators, to bring HB 5008 to their attention and to pass it before session closes on June 8<SUP>th</SUP>. </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size:12pt;" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=5><FONT face=Tahoma> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; font-size:12pt;; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=5><FONT face=Tahoma>Thank you,<BR>Beth Rival, President<BR>NFB of CT.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></span></body></html>