<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hello again Federation family,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm forwarding the opportunity below to attend as an individual interested in the topic.</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Stephanie Barrera Valdes</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><br></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_normaltextrun">Good afternoon,</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_normaltextrun">I\u2019m reaching out to invite you to <b>a virtual listening session with Senator Edward J. Markey about the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to cut funding for digital equity programs in Massachusetts and across the country</b>. From the administration\u2019s termination of Digital Equity Act funding to efforts to block E-Rate funding for Wi-Fi hotspots for students and educators at home, these actions have had dire consequences for our work to close the digital divide. As Senator Markey continues the fight to restore funding and push back against these attacks, he would like to hear from invested groups and individuals on how these grant cancellations and funding delays are affecting organizations and the communities we serve.</span><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_normaltextrun">This Digital Equity Listening Session with Senator Markey will take place <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; -webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;">on </span><b><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; -webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;">Wednesday, June 4</span></b></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; -webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;">th</span></span></sup><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; -webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;"> from 4:00-5:00 PM</span></b>. The event will be held virtually over Webex. <b>You can </b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__senate.webex.com_weblink_register_ra72c375978ca4dc543203b9f778e14af&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=YP4rZJxGkQbKkZWgNRqnKw&m=VobH_O6Gf_bz_kiurSJu1YRDjJOWf-cMzxP1cJx33p1BtynW6nBT5Wn-uLCnydxp&s=34n5AC8krWb81v8od6aDLoLW2m0fOimK7becyaU7n90&e=" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="640eee27-160a-44e7-92fc-15b21d023918" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240);"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b><span data-ogsc="rgb(5, 99, 193)" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193) !important;">RSVP at the link here</span></b></span></a></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b>.</b> The Senator will kick off the listening session <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; -webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;">at 4:00PM</span> and then open the space for organizations to share their perspective on the impact of the Trump administration\u2019s cuts.</span><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_normaltextrun">Please feel free to share with anyone in your networks who you think might be interested. We hope to see you <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word; -webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;">on Wednesday at 4pm</span>.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_normaltextrun">Best,</span><span class="x_eop"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none;"><span class="x_normaltextrun">Liam</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;">Liam Horsman</span></b><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;">Pronouns: he/him/his</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;">Regional Director</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;">Office of U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;">JFK Federal Building</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word;">15 New Sudbury Street</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word;">Boston, MA 02203</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word;">liam_horsman@markey.senate.gov</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline; word-break: break-word;">617-366-9574</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(68, 84, 106)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(68, 84, 106) !important;"> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b><span data-ogsc="rgb(31, 73, 125)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125) !important;">Connect with Senator Markey </span></b><span data-ogsc="rgb(31, 73, 125)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125) !important;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(31, 73, 125)" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125) !important;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_SenMarkey&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=YP4rZJxGkQbKkZWgNRqnKw&m=VobH_O6Gf_bz_kiurSJu1YRDjJOWf-cMzxP1cJx33p1BtynW6nBT5Wn-uLCnydxp&s=S5zCdfojkObYi-Wvwa6lx0MFzVK8BKg4mzfXKR8Vo_M&e=" data-outlook-id="de162e5d-8e09-4a89-b913-0e1a4d0b08f4" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240);"><span data-ogsc="rgb(5, 99, 193)" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193) !important;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_EdJMarkey&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=YP4rZJxGkQbKkZWgNRqnKw&m=VobH_O6Gf_bz_kiurSJu1YRDjJOWf-cMzxP1cJx33p1BtynW6nBT5Wn-uLCnydxp&s=rIFvuk0fTXXRTD39O3dxFAqXWoLuBOV-p23VK6b6AIE&e=" data-outlook-id="b30784d9-d4d5-4e9d-8763-065cc37f01bc" data-linkindex="4" style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240);"><span data-ogsc="rgb(5, 99, 193)" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193) !important;">Facebook</span></a> | <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_senmarkeymemes_-3Fhl-3Den&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=YP4rZJxGkQbKkZWgNRqnKw&m=VobH_O6Gf_bz_kiurSJu1YRDjJOWf-cMzxP1cJx33p1BtynW6nBT5Wn-uLCnydxp&s=0SLA2lmk6IEeza3SVivSrOyIUGMtOG9UJk9Tno6lSyc&e=" data-outlook-id="13bdd113-83a0-47a1-8b41-4da84bee1293" data-linkindex="5" style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240);"><span data-ogsc="rgb(5, 99, 193)" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193) !important;">Instagram</span></a></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Coordinator, <a href="https://nfbma.org/bell-academy">NFB BELL Academy of Massachusetts</a></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">President, <a href="https://nfbma.org/chapters-divisions/massachusetts-parents-blind-children">Massachusetts Parents of Blind Children</a></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">A proud division of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Massachusetts</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">781-839-0628</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">stephanie.p.valdes@gmail.com </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p></div></div></body></html>