<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks justin for that.</div><div>Of course, this has not been introduced in either chamber of congress, but I did of course receive permission to share the news with you all. Decisions for next steps should be made by the end of the week so we will definitely let you know as more information comes out.</div><div>The reason I wanted you all to know the news is because a compromise has not been reached in months because we won't budge. We want equal access to education because that's what we deserve. Now, negotiations have ended with all parties satisfied, and this simply gives us the upper leg once we begin taking action. Though verbiage has been modified, our sole intent has not diminished.</div><div>Thank you for your time and I'm excited for the coming days!</div><div>Love,</div><div>Kate </div><div> <br><br>Kathryn C. Webster<div>(203) 273-8463</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div><div><br>On Jun 24, 2015, at 12:23 AM, Justin Salisbury via Ctabs <<a href="mailto:ctabs@nfbnet.org">ctabs@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may have noticed from Kate’s amazing news message, we are on the cusp of some truly awesome progress. As you also may have noticed, there has not been a big public announcement about this bill yet. In fact, the legislative directors
around the country are not yet discussing it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I talked today with two of my friends on our governmental affairs team, and it appears that there is still some potential for further revisions.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Like I’m sure many of us here are, I am very grateful to have the insider information, but please don’t act on the bill just yet.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you’ve already gotten up for some legislative fun, please allow me to recommend that you work on the TIME Act (ending the payment of subminimum wages) until we know we’re ready to work on the higher education bill again.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, all!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Justin Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Graduate Student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">
President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Twitter: @SalisburyJustin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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