[il-talk] Fw: Legislative Alert-Urgent ActionNeededContactingChairman Waxman's Office

[Robert Gardner]

Sorry about that.  Rep. Waxman's office in Washington D.C. is 202.225.3976.

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From: "CONCERNED CITIZENS OF PARATRANSIT" <concernedcitizens at cometlink.com>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fw: Legislative Alert-Urgent 
ActionNeededContactingChairman Waxman's Office


> Hi Bob,
>
> Please provide us with the phone number.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Gardner" <rgardner4 at gmail.com>
> To: "il-talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Annette Grove" <annette.grove at goodwill.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 9:12 AM
> Subject: [il-talk] Fw: Legislative Alert-Urgent Action 
> NeededContactingChairman Waxman's Office
>
>
>> We need to push on HR734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, or what 
>> we
>> sometimes call the Quiet Car bill.  There are currently 227 co-sponsors 
>> in
>> the house, well over the number to bring this bill to either a hearing or
>> onto the floor for a vote.  But the bill is stuck in the Energy and 
>> Commerce
>> Committee with Chairman Waxman apparently having little interest in 
>> moving
>> it forward.
>>
>> Please read the message below and call Chairman Waxman's office to ask 
>> for
>> action on HR734.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Patti Gregory-Chang" <pattichang at att.net>
>> To: "Hartle, Jesse" <JHartle at nfb.org>
>> Cc: "Presidents NFB Affiliate" <nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:25 PM
>> Subject: [il-talk] Legislative Alert-Urgent Action Needed 
>> ContactingChairman
>> Waxman's Office
>>
>>
>>>I called on this issue this morning.  The person answering the phone had 
>>>no
>>> idea what I was calling about so clearly we need to make more phone 
>>> calls
>>> on
>>> this.
>>>
>>> P.S.  National Federation of the Blind of Illinois is now on twitter at
>>> www.twitter.com/nfbi.
>>> We also have a facebook page.  Just search for our full name.
>>>
>>> Fellow Federationists:
>>>
>>>            I want to thank you for your hard work in building the
>>> cosponsor support for H.R. 734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act.
>>> Earlier this week we eclipsed the 200 cosponsor total on this important
>>> legislation for blind Americans.  While this is a great accomplishment,
>>> we are still having trouble getting the chairman of the House Committee
>>> on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Henry Waxman, to take steps to move
>>> our bill in this session of congress.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>            I am now asking you to contact Chairman Waxman's office next
>>> week, March 1-5, and urge him to hold hearings on H.R. 734.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>            This past week the chairman has held hearings related to the
>>> Toyota recalls, and his office needs to know that the right of blind
>>> Americans to travel safely and independently when we walk is just as
>>> important as the safety of those who travel by driving cars.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>            You can be connected to congressman Waxman's office by
>>> calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>            I want to thank you all in advance for your hard work next
>>> week.  We are very close to accomplishing one of our legislative
>>> priorities from this past Washington Seminar, and only by working
>>> together can we fully achieve this goal.  Please contact me with any
>>> questions; my contact information is listed below.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jesse M. Hartle
>>>
>>> Government Programs Specialist
>>>
>>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>>>
>>> Telephone:  (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
>>>
>>> E-mail: jhartle at nfb.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> JMH/wmb
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Patti Gregory-Chang
>>> President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
>>> pattichang at att.net
>>> www.nfbofillinois.org
>>>
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