[il-talk] Legislative Alert-Surface TransportationBill

[Steven Hastalis]

I heard a recent news story reporting that the House Bill still removes 
gasoline tax revenue from supporting transit, and the Senate Bill was 
blocked, due to a procedurral move.  The scenario seems to deteriorate, as 
the House and Senate exhaust their options.


Cordially,

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Legislative Alert-Surface TransportationBill

I just called Durbin's office.  I couldn't reach Emily Sullivan, but spoke
with Mick Demo.

Debbie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patti Gregory-Chang" <pattichang at att.net>
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I just called and e-mailed on this.  The specific legislative aid in Senator
Durbin's office for transportation is Emily Sullivan.  If you call the
switchboard and ask for Durbin's office and ask for her, we may get our
opposition on record.  Please take the time.  This is important.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 11:17 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] FW: Legislative Alert-Surface
TransportationBill



>
>Fellow Federationists:
>
>I am writing to update you on a potential threat
>to the Randolph-Sheppard program.  Congressman
>LaTourette and Senator Portman of Ohio are
>planning to offer amendments to the House and
>Senate versions of the surface transportation
>bill.  Their amendments would allow states to
>commercialize rest areas on federal highways and
>interstates.  It appears that the Senate is
>going to take the first action early next week
>(March 5-9), considering amendments to the
>Senate surface transportation bill, S.
>1813.  Senator Portman's amendment is number 1742.
>
>Currently, many blind vendors operate vending
>machines at interstate rest areas throughout the
>country.  If commercialization is allowed, these
>blind vendors stand a great chance of losing
>their livelihoods.  We must educate our members
>of Congress about the impact of commercialization on blind vendors.
>
>I will be updating this issue as information
>becomes available; however, we are asking you to
>take immediate action to defeat this threat to
>the Randolph-Sheppard program.  It is essential
>that we make as many calls as possible on
>Monday, March 5, 2012.  Please see the action
>items listed below, and contact me with any
>questions.  I have included my contact
>information at the end of this message.  Thank
>you all very much in advance for your work on this issue!
>
>Please take the following action items:
>
>§         Call your senators and urge them to
>oppose amendment number 1742 to the surface
>transportation bill, S. 1813.  You can be
>connected to your senators by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 
>202-225-3121.
>
>§         Call Senator Portman (202-224-3353),
>and urge him to withdraw his amendment number
>1742 to the Senate transportation bill, S. 1813;
>we must tell his office that this would
>negatively impact vendors in the Randolph-Sheppard program.
>
>§         Call Senator Harry Reid
>(202-224-3542), Senate Majority Leader, and urge
>him to refuse to allow Senator Portman's
>amendment number 1742 to be considered during
>debate on S. 1813 because of the negative impact
>to blind vendors that would result from this amendment.
>
>§         Call Senator Barbara Boxer
>(202-224-3553), Chairman of the Senate Committee
>on the Environment and Public Works, and urge
>her to oppose any amendment to S. 1813 that
>calls for commercialization on federal highways
>and interstates because of the negative impact to blind vendors.
>
>Jesse
>
>
>Jesse Hartle
>Government Programs Specialist
>Phone:  (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2233
>Email:  <mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org
>



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