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<p>It took me some trouble, maybe because of the programs I'm using,
but I did submit a comment. <br>
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<p>Best!</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/16/25 11:11, Kyra Sweeney via
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<div dir="ltr">Please see below for an important and
time-sensitive legislative alert. It is critical that as many of
us as possible submit comments to the NPRM in favor of ending
sub-minimum wages for people with disabilities. The deadline is
this Friday. As Justin said, even submitting a brief comment is
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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Young, Justin via
NFBNet-Members-List" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org"><nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org></a><br>
<b>Date:</b> January 16, 2025 at 10:20:22 AM EST<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Time-Sensitive
Legislative Alert - January 16, 2025</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> "Young, Justin" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jyoung@nfb.org"><jyoung@nfb.org></a><br>
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