[il-talk] Fwd: HR 831

[Patti Chang]

This is awesome news.

"The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future."

Patti S. Gregory-Chang
NFBI President
NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
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From: "Blum-Evitts, Lyron" <Lyron.Blum-Evitts at mail.house.gov>
Date: August 20, 2014 at 12:00:11 PM CDT
To: "'Sloan, Rose'" <rsloan at nfb.org>
Cc: "State President, Illinois" <pattischang at gmail.com>
Subject: RE: HR 831

Hi Rose,
 
I hope this finds you well and enjoying the summer.  I wanted to let you know that Congresswoman Bustos has signed on as a cosponsor to H.R. 831, and is happy to support it.   Her name will likely show up on the lists when Congress is back in session.
 
Thanks  for all of your communication and hard work on this issue.
 
Best,
Lyron
 
From: Sloan, Rose [mailto:rsloan at nfb.org] 
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 10:50 AM
To: Blum-Evitts, Lyron
Cc: State President, Illinois
Subject: HR 831
 
Hi Lyron,
 
I hope you have been well since our meeting last October. 
 
I wanted to give you an update about HR 831: the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act.  As you likely remember, this bill will responsibly phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that allows entities to pay people with disabilities subminimum wages.  The National Federation of the Blind and over 75 other groups believe that this practice is antiquated, immoral, and discriminatory.  
 
Since our meeting in October, we have made progress on this bill. We are up to 91 cosponsors, including six from Illinois.  Do you have any questions about this bill?  I would be happy to meet with you to go over the bill again so that you update Congresswoman Bustos on this important bill for people with disabilities. 
 
If you would find it helpful to meet, I will be on the Hill on Tuesday afternoon.  Please see a list of cosponsors from Illinois following this email. 
 
Thank you,
 
Rose Sloan
 
Cosponsors of HR 831 from Illinois
Congresswoman Schakowsky
Congresswoman Duckworth
Congressman Rush
Congressman Quigley
Congressman Enyart
Congresswoman Kelly
 
Rose Sloan
Government Affairs Specialist
 
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2441
Email: rsloan at nfb.org
 
“Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities”
http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages
 
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