[il-talk] Federal Legislation-Alert

[Marilyn Green]

Greetings federationists,

It has not ben a week since returning from Capitol Hill and we are
already in need of your advocacy. Please see the note below and act on
it by contacting your member of Congress and Senator. It is time to
advocate for competitive employment for the blind.

Reach out to me if you have questions about how to reach your
Congressman or Senator.

Thanks for all that you do to build our organization.

Marilyn


Please call or email your senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 260
and call or email your representative and has him or her to cosponsor
H.R. 873.



When you call or email, you might say something like the following:



“Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
senator/representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge
[your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 260 for Senate
calls/H.R. 873 for House calls], the Transformation to Competitive
Employment Act. This bill would phase out subminimum wages for people
with disabilities over a six-year period, at which point Section 14(c)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that allows this
practice, would be sunset. I urge [your senator/representative] to
cosponsor the bill. Thanks.”



You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is
202-224-3121. If you email your representative or senators, please
copy me at gcazares 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.