[Iabs-talk] Fwd: [Nfb-legislative-directors] Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment ("TIME") Act H.R. 188

[Denise Avant]

Hello everyone,

It’s official. Please see below. We can start visiting,  e-mailing and calling our congressional delegation about the TIME act. Everyone, please contact your house members, and ask for co-sponsorship of HR. 188. Most of you know your representative. For those of you who do not, please let me know, and I will assist you.  Thank you.

Denise R. Avant
President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
Live the life you want



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> From: "Diggs, Parnell via Nfb-legislative-directors" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-legislative-directors] Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment ("TIME") Act H.R. 188
> Date: July 27, 2015 at 7:00:36 AM CDT
> To: "nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Diggs, Parnell" <PDiggs at nfb.org>
> Reply-To: NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
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> Dear Colleagues.
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> Members of Congress will be home in August while the House of Representatives is in recess, and it is crucial that we schedule meetings with them to talk about Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment.  We are ahead of where we were in the last Congress in terms of how quickly we were able to reach 40 cosponsors, but we must build on that momentum to pass the legislation.
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> Please ask your Congressman for an appointment time during the August Recess, and ask him or her to cosponsor the Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act, H.R. 188, which is pending in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  We are concentrating on the House of Representatives for this immediate task, and timing is essential.
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> The August Recess for the House of Representatives begins on August 3, 2015, and concludes on Labor Day, September 7, 2015.  There will be other legislative tasks before us in the future; but for now, please work on cosponsors regardless of Party affiliation.  When you have scheduled your appointment, please email me at pdiggs at nfb.org <mailto:pdiggs at nfb.org> and give me the details.  I am working closely with Rose Sloan on this objective, and I will be passing your appointment information onto her.  Rose or I  will speak with you about your appointment once made.
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> Some of you will receive additional contact from us about H.R.188 for specific targeting purposes.  In the meantime, everyone on this list should please schedule your appointment and reach out with any questions.  I look very forward to continuing the work with you, my Federation family!
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> Cordially,
>  
> Parnell Diggs, Esq.
> Director of Government Affairs
> National Federation of the Blind
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