[il-talk] We need more voices

[emartinez at mail.roosevelt.edu]

Hi everyone, 
Should we only call the senators or should we call our house reps also?
Eduardo J. Martinez

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Hello all,
Well, I just called Sen. Kirk's office and spoke to Charlie. Mr. Adair was not in his office, but Charlie put me through to his voicemail, and I left a message explaining that we were opposed to section 511 the subminimum wage provision. I explained that this provision is completely inconsistent with the belief that blind people can engage in competitive employment. I also explained that one of our members had spoken with the senator this morning, and Sen. Kirk said the bill had not been marked up. I left my telephone number and urged him to call me back to discuss the matter further.



--- On Thu, 7/21/11, Cathy Randall <chr47 at mchsi.com> wrote:


From: Cathy Randall <chr47 at mchsi.com>
Subject: Re: [il-talk] We need more voices
To: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>, "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 10:50 AM


I just called Kirk's office for the first time today and Andrew Adair is in a meeting.  I gave my comments, for the fourth time, and said I will call back after lunch to try and talk with him!
                                                                               Cathy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] We need more voices


>
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> I called Sen. Kirk's Washington office this morning and spoke to a staffer named Abby.  She was noncommittal but promised to pass my message to the senator.
>
> Debbie S.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Meyer" <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>
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> Cc: "'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:10 AM
> Subject: [il-talk] We need more voices
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>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> Thank you very much for all who have already called Senator Kirk's office to
>> express your opposition to subminimum wages for disabled workers.  For those
>> who have called and left voice mail messages, we are asking that you call
>> again and speak with Senator Kirk's staffer Emily.  For those who have not
>> called, please, please do so.
>>
>> When calling in to Senator Kirk's office, please call the Washington number
>> which is 202-224-2854.  You will be presented with a greeting and several
>> options.  Be sure to press option 3 to speak to a staff member.  When you
>> reach a staff member, be sure to ask for Emily.
>>
>> Also, when making your call, please identify yourself as a constituent and
>> as a member of the national Federation of the Blind.
>>
>> In the Chicago Chapter, we have always met goals when they have been set.
>> Though this is a much bigger challenge than meeting one of our fundraising
>> goals, we can meet this one as well, provided everyone pitches in and gets
>> others to help.
>>
>> Please ask Senator Kirk to vote no for the reauthorization of the Workforce
>> Investment Act, unless Section 511 of this act is removed.
>>
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