[Flagdu] Legislative Alert- Urgent Action Needed Related to Modernization of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act

Sat Sep 25 08:09:54 UTC 2010

Concerning this message, here is the information for the member from Florida 
we need to contact:

Mica, John L. (R-FL, 7th)
Staffer:  Casey Brinck
Office Phone:  (202) 225-4035

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hartle, Jesse (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
<JHartle at nfb.org>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 4:12 PM
Subject: [Flagdu] Legislative Alert- Urgent Action Needed Related to 
Modernization of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act

> Fellow Federationists:
>
>             Shortly before the August recess began, the new
> Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act of 2010 (H.R. 5983) was introduced in
> the House of Representatives.  This bill has been referred to the
> House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
>
>             I am asking that you review the list of Committee
> members below and, if your member of Congress appears on this list,
> please contact their office next week and let them know that the
> National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is opposed to the current
> draft of this legislation.
>
>             As you know, the NFB has passed resolutions concerning
> the practice of paying less than minimum wage to disabled employees
> in sheltered workshop settings.  The introduced bill was written
> without meaningful representation from the disability community, and
> does nothing to guarantee that blind employees in the JWOD program
> receive the minimum wage.  We must let members of the Committee know
> that, if a bill is to be drafted that will impact the lives of blind
> people, we must be a stakeholder in these discussions; and if this
> legislation is to be passed, it must include provisions to ensure
> that the minimum wage will be paid to individuals working in the JWOD
> program.
>
>             Below I have included contact information for each
> member of the Committee.  You may be connected with any of these
> offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  Thank
> you all for your attention to this important matter.  Please contact
> me with any questions.
>
> Jesse M. Hartle
> Government Programs Specialist
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> Telephone:  (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
> E-mail: <mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org
>
>
> House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
>
> Bilbray, Brian P. (R-CA, 50th)
> Staffer:  Gary Kline
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-0508
>
> Burton, Dan (R-IN, 5th)
> Staffer:  Mary Okeeffe
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2276
>
> Cao, Joseph (R-LA, 2nd)
> Staffer:  Cassie Alsfeld
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-6636
>
> Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT, 3rd)
> Staffer:  Mike Jerman
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-7751
>
> Chu, Judy (D-CA, 32nd)
> Staffer:  Amelia Wang
> Office Phone:  225-5464
>
> Clay, William Lacy (D-MO, 1st)
> Staffer:  Marvin Steele
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2406
>
> Connolly, Gerald E. (D-VA, 11th)
> Staffer:  Zack Fields
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-1492
>
> Cooper, Jim (D-TN, 5th)
> Staffer:  Sam Reed
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4311
>
> Cuellar, Henry (D-TX, 28th)
> Staffer:  Shelly Amieva
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-1640
>
> Cummings, Elijah E. (D-MD, 7th)
> Staffer:  Blair Hedgepeth
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4741
>
> Davis, Danny K. (D-IL, 7th)
> Staffer:  Yul Edwards
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-5006
>
> Driehaus, Steve (D-OH, 1st)
> Staffer:  Aaron Wasserman
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2216
>
> Duncan, John J. Jr. (R-TN, 2nd)
> Staffer:  Scott Fischer
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-5435
>
> Flake, Jeff (R-AZ, 6th)
> Staffer:  Sarah Krug
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2635
>
> Fortenberry, Jeff (R-NE, 1st)
> Staffer:  Alan Feyerherm
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4806
>
> Foster, Bill (D-IL, 14th)
> Staffer:  Matt Ploszek
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2976
>
> Hodes, Paul W. (D-NH, 2nd)
> Staffer:  Sarah Levin
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-5206
>
> Issa, Darrell (R-CA, 49) (Ranking Member)
> Staffer:  Ashley Callen
> Office Phone:  225-3906
>
> Jordan, James D. (R-OH, 4th)
> Staffer:  Wesley Goodman
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2676
>
> Kanjorski, Paul E. (D-PA, 11th)
> Staffer:  John Latini
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-6511
>
> Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH, 9th)
> Staffer:  Nathan Facey
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4146
>
> Kennedy, Patrick (D-RI, 1st)
> Staffer:  Daniel Murphy
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4911
>
> Kucinich, Dennis (D-OH, 1st)
> Staffer:  Diala Jadallah
> Office Phone:  225-5871
>
> Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO, 9th)
> Staffer:  Dan Burgess
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2956
>
> Lynch, Stephen F. (D-MA, 9th)
> Staffer:  Bruce Fernandez
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-8273
>
> Maloney, Carolyn B. (D-NY, 14th)
> Staffer:  Orly Isaacson
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-7944
>
> McHenry, Patrick (R-NC, 10th)
> Staffer:  Alexis Rudakewych
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2576
>
> Mica, John L. (R-FL, 7th)
> Staffer:  Casey Brinck
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4035
>
> Murphy, Chris (D-CT, 5th)
> Staffer:  Jesse Young
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4476
>
> Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC, Delegate)
> Staffer:  Robert White
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-8050
>
> Quigley, Mike (D-IL, 5th)
> Staffer:  Robyn Russell
> Office Phone:  225-4061
>
> Schock, Aaron (R-IL, 18th)
> Staffer:  Mike Pasko
> Office Phone:  225-6201
>
> Shuster, Bill (R-PA, 9th)
> Staffer:  Maribeth Collins
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-2431
>
> Speier, Jackie (D-CA, 12th)
> Staffer:  Josh Connolly
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-3531
>
> Tierney, John F. (D-MA, 6th)
> Staffer:  Mckee Floyd
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-8020
>
> Towns, Edolphus (D-NY, 10th) (Chairman)
> Staffer:  James Latoff
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-5936
>
> Turner, Michael R. (R-OH, 3rd)
> Staffer:  Joseph Heaton
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-6465
>
> Van Hollen, Chris Jr. (D-MD, 8th)
> Staffer:  Ken Cummings
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-5341
>
> Watson, Diane E. (D-CA, 33rd)
> Staffer:  Jillian Schlotter
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-7084
>
> Welch, Peter (D-VT, At Large)
> Staffer:  Calvin Garner
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-4115
>
> Westmoreland, Lynn A. (R-GA, 3rd)
> Staffer:  Joe Lillis
> Office Phone:  (202) 225-5901
>
>

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