[il-talk] Federal Legislation alert

[Patti Chang]

I wrote the following to both of them. If anyone needs emails, please let me know. 

Hello, 

I am following up on prior correspondence to ask what the senator's position will be on two pieces of legislation supported by the blind of Illinois. We are asking him to cosponsor both. 

1. S 2559, Marrakesh Implementation Act
2. S 732, Access Technology Affordability Act

If you need additional information on these, please reach out to the Executive Director of our Advocacy and Policy team, John Pare, at jpare at nfb.org or to me personally at pattischang at gmail.com. My phone is (773) 307-6440. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Patti S. Gregory-Chang  Esq. 
6919 W. Berwyn Ave. 
Chicago, IL 60656
(773) 307-6440


Patti Chang Esq.
Treasurer
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
(773) 307-6440 
www.nfbofillinois.org

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-----Original Message-----
From: IL-Talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marilyn Green via IL-Talk
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 2:10 PM
To: il-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Marilyn Green <marilynvgreen at gmail.com>
Subject: [il-talk] Federal Legislation alert

Greetings federationists,

Below is a section of an e-mail from our Government Affairs department. Please act on this by contacting your Senator and/or member of Congress. Senators Duckworth and Durbin are not on the list of co-sponsors for S 2559, Marrakesh Implement Act or S 732, Access Technology Affordability Act.

Our Illinois members who have co-sponsored HR 1734, Access Technology Affordability Act are as follow;

Mike Quigley
Robyn Kelly
Jan Schakowsky
Rodney Davis
Danny K Davis
Luis Gutierres
Bill Foster
Bobby Rush 

You can contact your senator or representative by calling the Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is (202) 224-3121. If you email your senators or representative, please copy me at JPare at nfb.org .

It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make your calls and send your emails as soon as possible.

I have also included a short sample ask that could be used for the items above: 

“My name is [name] and I am a constituent of Senator [name]. I am calling to encourage the Senator to cosponsor the Marrakesh Implementation Act (S. 2559). The Marrakesh Implementation Act would expand reading options for millions of blind and other Americans with print disabilities. I also ask that the Senator/Representative cosponsor S. 732/H.R. 1734, the Access Technology Affordability Act. This bill will increase opportunities for blind Americans to get the access technology they need to secure education and employment. 

Thank you for your support of blind Americans.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]”
Le’ts go build the National Federation of the Blind

Marilyn

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