[il-talk] Federal Legislation update-Rep. Bustos/Congressional district 17

[Mary Lou Grunwald]

This is wonderful news!

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> On 16 Jul 2018, at 1:34 PM, Marilyn Green via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings federationist,
> 
> It is with extreme joy that we report that congresswoman Cheri bustos
> has co-sponsord HR 1772, AIM HE and HR 1734, ATAA.
> 
> A great big round of applause goes to our Blackhawk chapter for their
> steadfast determination.
> 
> Thanks for all that you do...
> 
> Marilyn & Aly
> Your Federal Legislation team
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marilyn Green <marilynvgreen at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 13:00:48 -0500
> Subject: Request for Congresswoman Bustos' Position on HR 1734 and HR 1772
> To: il-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Marilyn Green <marilynvgreen at gmail.com>, "trevor.reuschel"
> <trevor.reuschel at mail.house.gov>, leighton.hutch at mail.house.gov
> 
> Dear Leighton and Trevor,
> 
> In January Leighton Hutch met with members of the National Federation
> of the Blind of Illinois regarding our legislative agenda. We
> sincerely appreciate your time. Since that meeting, multiple e-mails
> were sent and telephone messages were left to request Congresswoman
> Cheri Bustos’ position on HR 1734, Access Technology Affordability Act
> and HR 1772, Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education.
> Constituents were told that no follow-up appointments could be made
> for months so we simply asked for the Congresswoman’s position on
> legislation of vital concern to the blind of Illinois. We have
> received no answer as to the plans for either bill to date. As you
> know, we are asking for co-sponsors. We understand that Congress is
> busy but ten other members of the Illinois delegation are already on
> these bills. We are gravely disappointed that the telephone calls and
> e-mails of our members who live and work in Illinois Congressional
> district 17 are resulting in no response and we can only assume being
> ignored. After much consideration, and reluctantly, we plan to contact
> the local press. The blind of Illinois deserve a response from our
> representatives.
> 
> We value the time and effort that our members put forth in making
> telephone calls, sending e-mails and requesting in-district
> appointments. Therefore, we have copied the National Federation of the
> Blind of Illinois members on this e-mail to demonstrate our
> appreciation for their dedication and to inform the members of the
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois with relation to the
> responsiveness of Congresswoman Bustos’ office.
> 
> We genuinely desire the answer to our questions but our members would
> not be served if we continued the status quo. So, we ask once more for
> notification of the Congresswoman’s plans in relation to the above
> mentioned bills. If we receive no communications, we are left with no
> option except to contact the press to let people know that an
> important constituency after many attempts finds it self without an
> effective means to petition government and discover where a member of
> the Congress stands on issues.
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> Marilyn Green
> Federal Legislation Follow-up Coordeinator
> 312-343-8396
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marilyn Green <marilynvgreen at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 8 May 2018 14:19:55 -0500
> Subject: Thank you Congresswoman Bustos
> To: trevor.reuschel at mail.house.gov
> Cc: alyslaughter at gmail.com
> 
> Dear Trevor,
> 
> In January, Leighton Huch met with members of the National Federation
> of the Blind of Illinois regarding our 2018 legislative agenda. We are
> pleased to report that since that meeting multiple members of the
> Illinois Congress have co-sponsored our legislative items.
> 
> Mike Quigley and Janice Schakowsky were the first members of the
> Illinois Congress to co-sponsor HR 1772, Accessible Instructional
> Materials in Higher Education and HR 1734, Access Technology
> Affordability Act. Most recently Bobby Rush, Danny Davis, Luis
> Gutierrez and Robyn Kelly have co-sponsored these two pieces of
> legislation that are supported by the blind of Illinois. We would like
> to know if Congresswoman Bustos will continue to support blind
> residents of Illinois by co-sponsoring these bills.
> 
> For your convenience, fact sheets and supplemental materials are
> attached to this e-mail and we are available for you. Please do not
> hesitate to reach out to me. My cell phone number is 312-343-8396.
> 
> Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Marilyn Green
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marilyn Green <marilynvgreen at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 11:58:22 -0600
> Subject: Thank you Congresswoman Bustos
> To: Leighton.huch at mail.house.gov
> Cc: Alyson Slaughter <alyslaughter at gmail.com>
> 
> Dear Leighton,
> 
> We would like to thank you for meeting with members of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Illinois on Wednesday, 01/31/18. We value
> your time on these issues. Please extend our sincere thanks to
> Congresswoman Bustos for her support of blind residents of Illinois.
> 
> We would like to know if the Congresswoman will agree to co-sponsor HR
> 1772 and HR 1734. For your convenience, fact sheets are attached to
> this e-mail and we are available for you. Please do not hesitate to
> reach out to me. My cell phone number is 312-343-8396.
> 
> Again, thank you for your time. You are appreciated.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Marilyn Green
> <2018_aim_high_fact_sheet (002).pdf>
> <2018_ATAA Supplemental material ATAA NFB Score 1.5.2018.docx>
> <2018_ataa_fact_sheet (002).pdf>
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