<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><STRONG>alright folks sorry for the delay, but I've finally called the Senator Blumenthal's office asked for his support. I hope it's not too late</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Rich</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 8/16/12, ntwales <I><ntwales@omsoft.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: ntwales <ntwales@omsoft.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] HR 3086<BR>To: ct-nfb@nfbnet.org<BR>Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 12:12 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Justin,<BR>Thanks!<BR>I called Senator Blumenthal's Washington office. Unfortunately, Meg Benner no longer works there. I left a message with the gentleman who answered. I'd recommend everyone do the same. Have you worked with anyone else in his Washington or Hartford offices we could try?<BR>Thanks,<BR>Nathanael<BR><BR>On 16.08.2012 00:10, Justin Salisbury wrote:<BR>> I think it would be very helpful for listsers to contact Senator<BR>> Blumenthal's office. I'm only one voice. For all he knows, I could<BR>> be the only person in Connecticut who cares about ending subminimum<BR>> wages. He and his staff need to hear from all of us!<BR>> <BR>> Senator Blumenthal made his bones in Connecticut by sticking up for<BR>> the mistreated when he was Connecticut Attorney General. He's a good<BR>> person with good values, but he needs to hear us! Phone
calls are so<BR>> quick and easy.<BR>> <BR>> Anyone can call, so everyone should call. Ask him to introduce a<BR>> Senate companion bill to HR 3086, the Fair Wages for Workers with<BR>> Disabilities Act.<BR>> <BR>> Office Locations<BR>> Hartford<BR>> 90 State House Square, 10th Flr.<BR>> Hartford, CT 06103<BR>> tel (860) 258-6940<BR>> fax (860) 258-6958<BR>> <BR>> Washington DC<BR>> 702 Hart Senate Office Bldg.<BR>> Washington, DC 20510<BR>> tel (202) 224-2823<BR>> fax (202) 224-9673<BR>> <BR>> Meg Benner is the legislative assistant who he has specialized in<BR>> this area. Beth, Charlie, Bo Diaz, and I met with Senator Blumenthal<BR>> and Meg Benner during Washington Seminar.<BR>> <BR>> Yours in Federationism,<BR>> <BR>> Justin Salisbury<BR>> <BR>> Justin M. Salisbury<BR>> Class of 2012<BR>> B.A. in Mathematics<BR>> East Carolina University<BR>>
<A href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=president@alumni.ecu.edu" ymailto="mailto:president@alumni.ecu.edu">president@alumni.ecu.edu</A><BR>> <BR>> “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can<BR>> change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”<BR>> —MARGARET MEAD<BR>> ________________________________________<BR>> From: <A href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</A> [<A href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</A>] on behalf<BR>> of Nathanael T. Wales [<A href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ntwales@omsoft.com" ymailto="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</A>]<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:43 PM<BR>> To: <A
href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</A><BR>> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] HR 3086<BR>> <BR>> Justin,<BR>> <BR>> Great post. Thank you for your work on this!<BR>> <BR>> For my congresswoman, Rosa DeLauro, I've regularly called the aide in her<BR>> office our NFB delegation and I met with at Washington Seminar.<BR>> Congresswoman DeLauro hasn't made a decision yet; the aide tells me that<BR>> they've gotten pressure from "both sides", that is, from the workshops and<BR>> Goodwill. For her, and any of the remaining three congressmen and Senator<BR>> Blumenthal, I recommend:<BR>> 1. Call their office. If you're in my district, the aide to speak with is<BR>> Matt Doyle. You can reach the office at (202) 225-3661. Especially if<BR>> Congresswoman DeLauro is your congresswoman, call. Justin, do you
think it<BR>> would be helpful for listers to contact the aide in Senator Blumenthal's<BR>> office you've been working with directly?<BR>> 2. When we picket on the 25th, let anyone interested know to call Senator<BR>> Blumenthal and their congressman (except Courtney, who's already<BR>> co-sponsored). Let the public know that Goodwill is lobbying against our<BR>> efforts.<BR>> <BR>> Nathanael<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Justin Salisbury<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 9:51 PM<BR>> To: <A href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</A><BR>> Subject: [Ct-nfb] HR 3086<BR>> <BR>> Fellow Federationists:<BR>> <BR>> As far as I know, Joe Courtney is still the only Connecticut legislator<BR>> who has co-sponsored HR 3086, the Fair Wages for Workers with
Disabilities<BR>> Act.<BR>> <BR>> I am grateful to be in his district. Can we all share publicly what we have<BR>> been doing with our legislators to garner support? I have also met with<BR>> Senator Richard Blumenthal and sent follow-up emails to his legislative<BR>> assistant, Meg Benner, with hopes of convincing him to introduce a Senate<BR>> companion bill.<BR>> <BR>> As we all boycott Goodwill and prepare to demonstrate on Saturday, August<BR>> 25, it is important for us to remember that our final goal is the passage of<BR>> the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act to end an outdated practice<BR>> that is unfair, discriminatory, and immoral.<BR>> <BR>> Justin Salisbury<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Justin M. Salisbury<BR>> Class of 2012<BR>> B.A. in Mathematics<BR>> East Carolina University<BR>> <A href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=president@alumni.ecu.edu"
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