<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Good afternoon everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>A few days ago, you may recall that I posted a request for action in which I urged you all too contact representative Leo Delperdang asking him to schedule a hearing on the above reference bill. However, I have recently become aware of certain events which necessitate a significant revamp in our strategy, which I hope will hopefullyaccomplish the same goal.</div><div><br></div><div>We are now advised by representative KC Ohaebosim, ranking member of the house, energy, utilities, and transportation committee, to route our request for hearing to him with carbon copies to all the other representatives assigned to the committee. below are the names and email addresses of those committee members.</div><div><br></div><div>Rep. Leo Delperdang leo.delperdang@house.ks.gov</div><div>Rep. Rick Wilborn rick.wilborn@house.ks.gov</div><div>Rep. Francis Awerkamp francis.awerkamp@house.ks.gov</div><div>Rep. Emil Bergquist emil.bergquist@house.ks.gov</div><div>Rep. Lauren Bohi lauren.bohi@house.ks.gov</div><div><ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 16px; caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_borjon_jesse_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Jesse Borjon</a><span style="font-size: 12.0012px;"> jesse.borjon@house.ks.gov</span></li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_carmichael_john_1/" style="font-size: 12.0012px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. John Carmichael</a> john.carmichael@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_hoheisel_nick_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Nick Hoheisel</a> nick.hoheisel@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_long_martin_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Marty Long</a> marty.long@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"> <a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_melton_lynn_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Lynn Melton</a> lynn.melton@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"> <a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_neighbor_cindy_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Cindy Neighbor</a> cindy.neighbor@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_roth_webster_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Webster T. Roth</a> webster.roth@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_schlingensiepen_tobias_1/" style="font-size: 12.0012px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen</a> tobias.schlingensiepen@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_schreiber_mark_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Mark Schreiber</a> mark.schreiber@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"> <a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_smith_charles_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Chuck Smith</a> chuck.smith@house.ks.gov</li><li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;"><a href="https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_vanhouden_charles_1/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12.0012px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 89, 148);">Rep. Chip VanHouden</a> chip.vanhouden@house.ks.gov</li></ul><div><font color="#555555" face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 12.0012px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></font></div>Caution: be sure to enter these email addresses in the CC field, not the BCC field. If you want to include any email addresses in the CC field, send your blind carbon copy either to yourself or to me.</div><div><br></div><div>Now here is some suggested language you might place in the heading andbody of your email.</div><div><br></div><div>To. kc.ohaebosim@house.ks.gov</div><div>Subject: request for committee hearing on HB 2180</div><div><br></div><div>Dear representative Ohaebosim,</div><div><br></div><div>My purpose is to request you to extend your best effort to persuade chairman Delperdang to schedule a hearing on the above reference Bill. Passage of HB2180 will create a stable source of funding, which will allow NFB NewslineŽ to remain available free of charge to myself and thousands of blind and print impaired cans across the state. Newsline is highly valuable to me, as I rely upon it to receive timely information on a wide variety of topics. Furthermore, funding for Newsline will not involve any additional expenditures, nor will it require any tax increases for the people of Kansas.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance for your time and thoughtful attention to this very important matter.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>(your name), (city), (County), Kansas</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for taking the time to act on this matter, and please do so as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Rob Tabor | first vice president/legislative director national Federation of the blind of Kansas</div><div>PH: (785) 865-9959</div><div>Rob.tabor@sbcglobal.net.</div></body></html>