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<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am pleased to inform you that our work on behalf of blind veterans has paid off!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Because of strong cosponsor support, the House amended HR 164 into the National Defense Authorization Act, and the Act was just passed.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Senate has been working on its version of the defense bill, and it may get to the Senate floor as soon as this week.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our Senate sponsor of S 346, Senator Tester, plans to get the bill amended into the Senate defense bill. I will let you know more information about the Senate as it becomes available. We will need calls to Senators Blumenthal and Murphy
asking them to support Senator Tester’s amendment. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all for every effort made with the US House of Representatives. It will soon be time for our Senate push.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Stay tuned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yours in Federationism,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Justin Salisbury<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Justin M. Salisbury<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">B.A. in Mathematics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Class of 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">East Carolina University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:president@alumni.ecu.edu">president@alumni.ecu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” —MARGARET MEAD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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