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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good morning Fellow Kansas Federationists,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It is time to speak out in large numbers in support of the Fair Wages for Workers With Disabilities Act, HR 831 which is still pending in the US House and is still in need of more co-sponsors. Below is a message from Rose Sloan of our governmental affairs unit at national office and includes the email addresses of legislative assistants to all four members of the Kansas delegation. We don’t want you to duplicate Mrs. Sloan’s email, but instead I commend and encourage you to put as much of a personal touch to the fair wages issue as you can. Also, make a point of informing the legislative assistant of the House member’s district in which you live that you live in his her district. For example, I will inform Colin Brainard that I live and am registered to vote in Congresswoman Jenkins’ district. This important piece of information adds extra weight to your message, especially since this is an election year. Per her request, please CC any emails to Rose Sloan you send to the respective Congressional staff members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks to all of yu for helping to advocate for fair and equal compensation for blind and disabled workers in Kansas and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rob Tabor _ Legislative Liaison, NFB of Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sloan, Rose [mailto:rsloan@nfb.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 10, 2014 9:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> donnajwood@cox.net; rob.tabor@sbcglobal.net<br><b>Subject:</b> KS Representatives have been Contacted; Follow Up Requested<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Good Morning Donna and Rob, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>As you may have seen posted on the legislative directors’ listserv last week, Congressman Gregg Harper had an article about HR 831 published in <i>The Hill. </i>I am writing to let you know that last week, I sent the below email to the following legislative assistants of Republican Representatives from Kansas: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=559 style='width:419.0pt;margin-left:-.75pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=151 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:113.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Representative<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=145 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:109.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Legislative Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=263 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:197.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Email<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=151 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:113.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tim Huelskamp<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=145 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:109.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Anna Fronzaglia<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=263 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:197.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:anna.fronzaglia@mail.house.gov">anna.fronzaglia@mail.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=151 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:113.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Mike Pompeo<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=145 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:109.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Blake Hollander<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=263 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:197.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:blake.hollander@mail.house.gov">blake.hollander@mail.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=151 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:113.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Lynn Jenkins <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=145 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:109.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Colin C. Brainard<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=263 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:197.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:colin.brainard@mail.house.gov">colin.brainard@mail.house.gov </a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=151 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:113.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kevin Yoder<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=145 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:109.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Matt Manda<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=263 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:197.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:matt.manda@mail.house.gov">matt.manda@mail.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Any follow up you can facilitate would be greatly appreciated. Please ask those that you recruit to cc me when they reach out to the legislative assistants. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please let me know if you have any questions, and I sincerely appreciate all of your hard work—together we will ensure that people with disabilities are paid the fair wages we deserve. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Yours in the fight for fair wages,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Rose <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>########<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Good Morning Anna,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I write on behalf of seventy-five disability organizations to respectfully ask for Representative Huelskamp’s support for H.R. 831: the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act. Sponsored by Congressman Gregg Harper, the father of an adult child with Fragile X syndrome, H.R. 831 will phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 which allows entities to pay people with disabilities subminimum wages. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Did you have a chance to read the <a href="http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/208132-subminimum-wage-must-end">op-ed</a> by Congressman Harper in Wednesday’s edition of <i>The Hill? </i>Congressman Harper points out that people with disabilities can currently be paid pennies per hour. This could have happened to his son. H.R. 831 will responsibly phase out this outdated practice, allowing workers with disabilities to reach their maximum potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can we count on Representative Huelskamp to cosponsor H.R. 831? Please find the bill language and list of supporting organizations attached. To cosponsor, please email Scot Malvaney at </span><a href="mailto:Scot.Malvaney@mail.house.gov"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Scot.Malvaney@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rose Sloan <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rose Sloan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Government Affairs Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>