[Diabetes-Talk] NFB Legislative update

[Marcey Gonzalez]

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Marcey Gonzalez

On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 9:23 AM Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <
diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Dear Fellow Federationists:
> We are off to a terrific start in the 116th Congress. We have four bills
> introduced: The Transformation to Competitive Employment Act in the House
> and Senate and the Access Technology Affordability Act, also in both the
> House and Senate.
> Please call your representative and two senators and urge them to
> cosponsor these two bills if they have not already done so. A complete list
> of current cosponsors is included at the end of this email. A summary of
> the two bills follows.
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act House - H.R. 873 - Sponsored
> by Bobby Scott (D-VA-3) Senate - S. 260 - Sponsored by Bob Casey (D-PA)
> These bills would phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
> over a six-year period, at which point the provision would officially be
> sunset.
> Access Technology Affordability Act
> House - H.R. 2086 - Sponsored by Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) Senate - S. 815 -
> Sponsored by John Boozman (R-AR) This legislation removes an employment
> barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high
> cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount
> of $2,000 to offset the cost of these technologies.
> When you call or email, you might say something like the following:
> "Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
> senator/representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge
> [your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 260 for Senate calls/H.R.
> 873 for House calls], the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act.
> This bill would phase out subminimum wages for people with disabilities
> over a six-year period, at which point Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor
> Standards Act, the provision that allows this practice, would be sunset. I
> urge [your senator/representative] to cosponsor the bill.
> I am also calling to urge [your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S.
> 815 for Senate calls/H.R. 2086 for House calls], the Access Technology
> Affordability Act. This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly
> experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access
> technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to
> offset the cost of these technologies. I urge [your senator/representative]
> to cosponsor the bill.
> Thanks."
> You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard
> and asking for the office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. If you
> email your representative or senators, please copy Gabe Cazares at
> gcazares at nfb.org<mailto:gcazares at nfb.org>.
> List of cosponsors as of April 9, 2019:
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act S. 260 Sen. Harris, Kamala D.
> [D-CA] Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Sen.
> Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act H.R. 873 Rep. Cisneros,
> Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Rep. Harder,
> Josh [D-CA-10] Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes
> [D-DC-At Large] Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi
> [D-HI-2] Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Rep.
> Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Rep.
> Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] Rep. Ryan,
> Tim [D-OH-13] Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
> Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At
> Large] Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Rep. Rodgers, Cathy McMorris
> [R-WA-5] Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Access Technology Affordability Act S.
> 815 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Sen. Collins, Susan
> M. [R-ME] Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
> Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Sen. Udall, Tom
> [D-NM] Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Sen. Casey, Robert
> P., Jr. [D-PA] Access Technology Affordability Act H.R. 2086 Rep. Gaetz,
> Matt [R-FL-1] Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] If
> you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 410-659-9314,
> extension 2218 or email me at JPare at nfb.org.
> Warm regards,
> John
> John G. Paré Jr.
> 410-659-9314 x 2218
>
>
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