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

Tue Mar 23 17:15:01 UTC 2010

Thanks.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patti Gregory-Chang" <pattichang at att.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fw: Legislative 
Alert-UrgentActionNeededContactingChairman Waxman's Office

> Switchboard is 202 225 3121.
>
> 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.
>
> Patti Gregory-Chang
> President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> pattichang at att.net
> www.nfbofillinois.org
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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
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>
>> 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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