[Fabs] A important note from Justin Young in case you didn’t receive it

[Z'Leah Liburd]

Dear Federation Family: We are coming down to the wire on the 118th
Congress and we want to make sure that we’ve done everything that we
possibly can in order to advocate for our legislative priorities. In this
case, we are trying to ensure that the Transformation to Competitive
Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) is included in the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization bill that is currently being
considered. Right now is a crucial time for this initiative because
Congress wants to pass the WIOA reauthorization when they return after
Thanksgiving. We need you to flood the email inboxes and telephone lines
and voicemail boxes of four key committee staff members in order to make
sure TCIEA gets included in the final bill: Amy Jones Majority Staff
Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Amy.jones at mail.house.gov 202-225-4527 Véronique Pluviose-Fenton Minority
Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce
veronique.pluviose at mail.house.gov 202-225-3725 Warren Gunnels Majority
Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Warren_Gunnels at help.senate.gov 202-224-0767 Amanda Lincoln Minority Staff
Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Amanda_lincoln at help.senate.gov 202-224-5375 When you call or email, you
might say something like: “Dear [NAME]: I am urging the [HOUSE EDUCATION
AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE/SENATE HELP COMMITTEE] to please include the TCIEA
in the WIOA reauthorization bill. The TCIEA will eliminate the payment of
subminimum wages for people with disabilities and eliminate the need for a
government program to monitor special wage certificate holders. Thank you.”
If you send an email, please use the subject line “Please Include the TCIEA
in the WIOA Reauthorization” and copy Justin Young jyoung at nfb.org. Congress
is working diligently to move the WIOA reauthorization bill as soon as they
get back after the Thanksgiving break, so time is of the essence for us to
make our voices heard. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank
you for all that you do, Justin T. Young, Ed.D Government Affairs
Specialist, National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street,
Baltimore, MD 21230 410-659-9314, extension 2210 | jyoung at nfb.org


Z’Leah Liburd (She/her)

National Federation of the Blind of Florida

President, Florida Association of Blind Students

President, State Wide Chapter

Nyirah17 at gmail.co <Nyirah17 at gmail.com>m

Student at nfbflorida.org

NFBF.Statewide at gmail.com

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