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<DIV>Justin,</DIV>
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<DIV>I got exactly the same reply! My wife and I are on vacation now, but
this did strike me. I’ll contact Murphy’s office after the weekend, and I
urge everyone else to do so as well.</DIV>
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<DIV>Have a great holiday weekend celebrating a great civil rights leader,</DIV>
<DIV>Nathanael</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu
href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu">Justin Salisbury</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 17, 2014 10:23 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ct-nfb@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</A> ; <A
title=ctabs@nfbnet.org
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href="mailto:alewis@nfb.org">alewis@nfb.org</A> ; <A title=rsloan@nfb.org
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Ctabs] Message from Senator Christopher
Murphy</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Fellow
Federationists:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>If
you look below this message, you can find an email I received from Senator Chris
Murphy. Clearly, Senator Murphy does not yet understand the devastating
problems in the Workforce Investment Act. This bill, as currently written,
threatens every one of us. We need to make absolutely sure that he
understands the problems of the Workforce Investment Act. My hypothesis is
that he hasn’t received enough contact from our members to take the time to
really pay attention to what we are saying. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>If
you called or emailed on Wednesday, please do it again.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>If
you did not, please do it for the first time now.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>This
will affect my future, your future and the future of all disabled
Americans.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>I
have attached a letter that I just sent him tonight. I encourage you to
put your address and phone number at the top and name at the bottom before you
send it as your own.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Senator Chris Murphy’s phone number:<SPAN lang=EN> (202)
224-4041<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>My brothers and sisters, please join me in
saving our future. It is ours!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>Justin Salisbury<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>Legislative Coordinator</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"'> Senator
Christopher Murphy [mailto:senator@murphy.senate.gov] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday,
January 17, 2014 2:52 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
justin.salisbury@earthlink.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> A message from the office of
Senator Christopher Murphy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
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<P
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in">Thank
you for contacting me about the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). I appreciate
your correspondence and hope that you find this response helpful.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in">Our
country has always had the best workforce in the world, but we risk losing that
edge in the future. People in the workforce today too often don't have the
on-the-job training they need to succeed, and young adults about to enter the
workforce are less educated than the previous generation. On top of that, most
of the 50 million new jobs that will be created by 2018 require post-secondary
credentials and higher education levels. As a country, we're further behind than
we should be, and it is Congress's responsibility to support organizations
throughout the country that are dedicated to improving our workforce readiness.
<BR><BR>The original WIA legislation was first passed by Congress in 1998, and
the law has been overdue for re-authorization since 2003. I was therefore proud
to vote for S.1356, the <I>Workforce Investment Act of 2013</I>, which was
passed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on
July 31, 2013. This bill contains changes to the legislation that reflect the
ever-changing global economy, as well as input from Connecticut businesses,
education, and labor groups. By allowing local workforce development
organizations to tailor their programs to their regions' specific needs, the
legislation will help provide local solutions to specific regional issues. The
bill also focuses on improving the Job Corps program, which has recently faced
serious funding challenges, making the program more stable and allowing young
people to rely on these centers to give them the tools they need to
succeed.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 14pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in">Rest
assured that I will be encouraging my colleagues to support this bill as it
moves to the full Senate. Without it, we're putting our country's economic
future at a significant disadvantage.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P>Thank you again for contacting me about this matter. I appreciate
hearing from you and assure you that I will always do my best to represent the
views of my constituents in the Senate. In the future, please do not
hesitate to call me in my Connecticut office at (860) 549-8463 or my Washington
office at (202) 224-4041. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P> Every Best
Wish,<BR><BR>
Christopher S.
Murphy<BR>
United States Senator<o:p></o:p></P>
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