[Diabetes-Talk] NFB Legislative update

Thu Apr 11 16:38:59 UTC 2019

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Marcey Gonzalez via Diabetes-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] NFB Legislative update

Hello

How do I get removed from this group. Please advise.

 Cheers
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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