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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Good morning Everyone,</span></p>
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do the same.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Susie</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Andrews<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)</span></p>
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Fellow Federationist:<br>
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We are continuing to build support for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). We believe at this time that we have met the two-thirds vote requirement for ratification. However, opponents of the treaty continue
to tell Senators that Americans with disabilities don’t really support the CRPD. We must therefore continue to counter these attacks by urging Senators to support ratification. I am asking you to contact your Senators on Monday, November 26, and tell them
that blind Americans want their vote on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. You can be connected with your Senators’ offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. I appreciate all of the tweets the NFB generated a couple
of weeks ago on this topic, and request that those of you that have Twitter accounts also send tweets to your Senators, and request that your followers retweet your messages. Below is a list of Senate Twitter handles. If you use Twitter, please be sure to
include the hashtag #CRPD in your tweets. Please contact me with any questions. The grassroots effort of the NFB can get us to a floor vote, if we all do our part. Thank you all in advance for your work on this important matter. Jesse<br>
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Jesse Hartle<br>
National Federation of the Blind<br>
410-659-9314 ext. 2233<br>
<a href="mailto:jhartle@nfb.org">jhartle@nfb.org</a><br>
Twitter handle: jmhartleIII <br>
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Alabama<br>
Sen. Jeff Sessions<br>
@SenSessions<br>
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Sen. Richard Shelby<br>
@SenShelbyPress<br>
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Alaska<br>
Sen. Mark Begich<br>
@SenatorBegich<br>
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski<br>
@LisaMurkowski<br>
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Arizona <br>
Sen. Jon Kyl<br>
@SenJonKyl<br>
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Sen. John McCain<br>
@SenJohnMcCain<br>
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Arkansas <br>
Sen. John Boozman<br>
@JohnBoozman<br>
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Sen. Mark Pryor<br>
@SenMarkPryor<br>
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California <br>
Sen. Barbara Boxer<br>
@SenatorBoxer<br>
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein<br>
@SenFeinstein<br>
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Colorado <br>
Sen. Michael Bennet<br>
@SenBennetCO<br>
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Sen. Mark Udall<br>
@MarkUdall<br>
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Connecticut <br>
Sen. Richard Blumenthal<br>
@SenBlumenthal<br>
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Sen. Joe Lieberman<br>
@JoeLieberman<br>
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Delaware <br>
Sen. Thomas Carper<br>
@SenatorCarper<br>
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Sen. Chris Coons<br>
@ChrisCoons<br>
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Florida <br>
Sen. Bill Nelson<br>
@SenBillNelson<br>
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Sen. Marco Rubio<br>
@MarcoRubio<br>
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Georgia <br>
Sen. Saxby Chambliss<br>
@SaxbyChambliss<br>
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Sen. Johnny Isakson<br>
@SenIsakson<br>
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Hawaii <br>
Sen. Daniel Akaka<br>
@SenAkaka<br>
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Sen. Daniel Inouye<br>
@Daniel_Inouye<br>
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Idaho <br>
Sen. Mike Crapo<br>
@MikeCrapo<br>
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Sen. James Risch<br>
N/A<br>
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Illinois <br>
Sen. Richard Durbin<br>
@SenatorDurbin<br>
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Sen. Mark Kirk<br>
@SenatorKirk<br>
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Indiana <br>
Sen. Dan Coats<br>
@SenDanCoats<br>
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Sen. Richard 'Dick' Lugar<br>
@SenLugar<br>
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Iowa <br>
Sen. Chuck Grassley<br>
@ChuckGrassley<br>
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Sen. Tom Harkin<br>
@SenatorHarkin<br>
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Kansas <br>
Sen. Jerry Moran<br>
@JerryMoran<br>
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Sen. Pat Roberts<br>
@SenPatRoberts<br>
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Kentucky <br>
Sen. Mitch McConnell<br>
@McConnellPress<br>
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Sen. Rand Paul<br>
@SenRandPaul<br>
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Louisiana <br>
Sen. Mary Landrieu<br>
@SenLandrieu<br>
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Sen. David Vitter<br>
@DavidVitter<br>
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Maine <br>
Sen. Susan Collins<br>
@SenatorCollins<br>
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Sen. Olympia Snowe<br>
@SenatorSnowe<br>
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Maryland <br>
Sen. Benjamin Cardin<br>
@SenatorCardin<br>
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski<br>
@SenatorBarb<br>
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Massachusetts <br>
Sen. Scott Brown<br>
@USSenScottBrown<br>
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Sen. John Kerry<br>
@JohnKerry<br>
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Michigan <br>
Sen. Carl Levin<br>
@SenCarlLevin<br>
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow<br>
@StabenowPress or Stabenow<br>
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Minnesota <br>
Sen. Al Franken<br>
@AlFranken<br>
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar<br>
@AmyKlobuchar<br>
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Mississippi <br>
Sen. Thad Cochran<br>
@SenThadCochran<br>
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Sen. Roger Wicker<br>
@SenatorWicker<br>
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Missouri <br>
Sen. Roy Blunt<br>
@RoyBlunt<br>
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Sen. Claire McCaskill<br>
@McCaskillOffice<br>
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Montana <br>
Sen. Max Baucas<br>
@MaxBaucus<br>
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Sen. John Tester<br>
@JonTester<br>
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Nebraska <br>
Sen. Mike Johanns<br>
@Mike_Johanns<br>
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Sen. Ben Nelson<br>
@SenBenNelson<br>
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Nevada <br>
Sen. Dean Heller<br>
@SenDeanHeller<br>
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Sen. Harry Reid<br>
@SenatorReid<br>
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New Hampshire <br>
Sen. Kelly Ayotte<br>
@KellyAyotte<br>
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen<br>
@SenatorShaheen<br>
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New Jersey <br>
Sen. Frank Lautenberg<br>
@FrankLautenberg<br>
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Sen. Robert Menendez<br>
@SenatorMenendez<br>
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New Mexico <br>
Sen. Jeff Bingaman<br>
@N/A<br>
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Sen. Tom Udall<br>
@SenatorTomUdall<br>
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New York <br>
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand<br>
@SenGillibrand<br>
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Sen. Chuck Schumer<br>
@ChuckSchumer<br>
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North Carolina <br>
Sen. Richard Burr<br>
@SenatorBurr<br>
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Sen. Kay Hagen<br>
@SenatorHagen<br>
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North Dakota <br>
Sen. Kent Conrad<br>
@SenateBudget<br>
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Sen. John Hoeven<br>
@SenJohnHoeven<br>
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Ohio <br>
Sen. Sherrod Brown<br>
@SenSherrodBrown<br>
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Sen. Rob Portman<br>
@RobPortman<br>
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Oklahoma <br>
Sen. Tom Coburn<br>
@TomCoburn<br>
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Sen. Jim Inhofe<br>
@JimInhofe <br>
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Oregon <br>
Sen. Jeff Merkley<br>
@SenJeffMerkley<br>
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Sen. Ron Wyden<br>
@RonWyden<br>
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Pennsylvania <br>
Sen. Robert Casey<br>
@SenBobCasey<br>
Sen. Patrick Toomey<br>
@SenToomey<br>
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Rhode Island <br>
Sen. Jack Reed<br>
@SenJackReed<br>
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse<br>
@SenWhitehouse<br>
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South Carolina <br>
Sen. Jim DeMint<br>
@JimDeMint<br>
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Sen. Lindsey Graham<br>
@GrahamBlog<br>
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South Dakota <br>
Sen. Tim Johnson<br>
@SenJohnsonSD<br>
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Sen. John Thune<br>
@SenJohnThune<br>
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Tennessee <br>
Sen. Lamar Alexander<br>
@SenAlexander<br>
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Sen. Bob Corker<br>
@SenBobCorker<br>
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Texas <br>
Sen. John Cornyn<br>
@JohnCornyn<br>
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison<br>
@KayBaileyHutchison<br>
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Utah <br>
Sen. Orrin Hatch<br>
@SenOrrinHatch <br>
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Sen. Mike Lee<br>
@SenMikeLee<br>
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Vermont <br>
Sen. Patrick Leahy<br>
@SenatorLeahy<br>
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Sen. Bernie Sanders<br>
@SenSanders<br>
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Virginia <br>
Sen. Mark Warner<br>
@MarkWarner<br>
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Sen. Jim Webb<br>
N/A<br>
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Washington <br>
Sen. Maria Cantwell<br>
@CantwellPress<br>
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Sen. Patty Murray<br>
@PattyMurray<br>
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West Virginia <br>
Sen. Joe Manchin<br>
@Sen_JoeManchin<br>
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Sen. John Rockefeller<br>
@SenRockefeller<br>
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Wisconsin <br>
Sen. Herb Kohl<br>
@N/A<br>
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Sen. Ron Johnson<br>
@SenRonJohnson<br>
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Wyoming <br>
Sen. John Barrasso<br>
@SenJohnBarrasso<br>
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Sen. Michael Enzi<br>
@SenatorEnzi<br>
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