[il-talk] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert-Senate Passes Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act

[Deborah Kent Stein]

I'm forwarding this important message from Jesse Hartle for any who have not 
already heard the exciting news.  The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, 
S841 (a.k.a. the Quiet Cars Bill), has unanimously passed in the U.S. 
Senate.  We have only a few days to get passage in the House before Congress 
adjourns.  It is paramount that we all call our representatives in Congress 
and urge them to pass S. 841, the bill which has come to the House from the 
Senate.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hartle,Jesse (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
<JHartle at nfb.org>
To: <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:40 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert-Senate Passes Pedestrian 
Safety Enhancement Act


> Fellow Federationists:
>
>             I am pleased to write to you this evening to let you
> know that, thanks to your hard work, the Senate passed S. 841, the
> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, late last evening.
>
>             As you know from previous legislative alerts, the Motor
> Vehicle Safety Act, S. 3302, was not allowed to move forward due to a
> couple of senators placing holds on the bill.  It was decided that
> the Senate would take the noncontroversial pieces of the Motor
> Vehicle Safety Act and attempt to pass them as standalone bills.  Our
> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act was one of these pieces, and it was
> passed by unanimous consent.  S. 841 will now move to the House for
> consideration.
>
>             I am asking that you contact your member of the House of
> Representatives and urge them to pass S. 841 as received from the
> Senate on the suspension calendar.  You may be connected to your
> member of the House by calling the Capitol switchboard toll free at
> (866) 727-4894.  We are one step closer to completing our work on
> this important issue, and I urge you all to make one last push to
> finish the job.
>
>             Thank you very much for your dedication on the
> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act.  I will update you with new
> information on House action when it is available.
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>


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