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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for the great work getting Senator Murphy on board! And, Jim, especially, for your tireless leadership on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In reaching out to Senator Blumenthal’s staffer—again—I now added that Senator Murphy has signed on and ask if Blumenthal will join him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nathanael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim McCollum via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 06, 2021 4:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of CT List<br><b>Cc:</b> Jim McCollum<br><b>Subject:</b> [CT-NFB] Fwd: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Breaking News<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello, all. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Our efforts on S 212, The Access Technology Affordability Act, are paying off. Senator Murphy has co-sponsored the bill, bringing the total of senate co-sponsors to twenty-nine. Thumbs up to those of you who have made phone calls and sent e-mails. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Senator Blumenthal has not co-sponsored yet, so we need to continue contacting his office. Feel free to reach out if I can help in any way. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I understand that the legislative directors in these offices have not always been good about responding to e-mails, but Senator Murphy has signed on. Please don’t get discouraged. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let’s keep up the good work! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Y. McCollum <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member and Legislative Coordinator <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>860-581-0430 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>j.mccollum64@comcast.net<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Kaloc, Jeff via NFB-Legislative-Directors" <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 6, 2021 at 2:33:31 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> "Kaloc, Jeff" <JKaloc@nfb.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFB-Legislative-Directors] Breaking News</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Good afternoon Federationists,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Great news, S. 212, the Access Technology Affordability Act has gained two new Senate cosponsors this week! Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia and Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut have cosponsored the bill giving a grand total of 29 cosponsors. I’d like to thank our affiliates in Virginia and Connecticut for their hard work by getting both Senators to sign onto the legislation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Please continue the good work and keep up this phenomenal momentum!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>All the best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Jeff Kaloc</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Governmental Affairs Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>410-659-9314, extension 2206 | <a href="mailto:jkaloc@nfb.org">jkaloc@nfb.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=210 height=76 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7BAD4.E58F3600" alt="Image removed by sender. 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