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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If your Emailing about the LBPH issue, please note that the email address for Delegate
</span>Robert B. Long is <a href="mailto:bob.long@house.state.md.us">bob.long@house.state.md.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please do take the time and do reach out to the Senators and Delegates. Only with your work on this issue will we have a chance to pass this important legislation.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ellen<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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""> MDPOBC [mailto:mdpobc-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>nfbmd via MDPOBC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 15, 2017 4:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nfbmd@nfbnet.org; 'Towson/Lutherville/Cockysville Maryland Chapter List'; 'Greater Baltimore'; 'Central Maryland Chapter List'; 'Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland'; 'NFB of Maryland At Large Chapter List'; mdpobc@nfbnet.org; 'Maryland Association
of Blind Students Mailing List'; nationalharbor@nfbnet.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> State President, Maryland<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Mdpobc] URGENT! LBPH needs you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Crossover day is Monday, and neither library bill has moved out of committee. Therefore, we must email or call all committee members and ask them to vote in favor of this bill and move it out of committee immediately. Please make these
calls on Thursday and Friday, March 16 and 17. The lists and bill numbers are below. Remember the email is
<a href="mailto:Firstname.Lastname@senate.state.md.us">Firstname.Lastname@senate.state.md.us</a>, or
<a href="mailto:Firstname.Lastname@house.state.md.us">Firstname.Lastname@house.state.md.us</a>. I will provide the extension for each person. The main number is either 410-841-xxxx or 301-858-xxxx.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Call the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and ask them to vote in favor of SB587.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer, x3653<br>
Sen. Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., x3137<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Sen. Ulysses Currie, 201J, x3127<br>
Sen. James E. DeGrange, Sr., x3593<br>
Sen. Adelaide C. Eckardt, , x3590<br>
Sen. George C. Edwards, x 3565<br>
Sen. Bill Ferguson, x3600<br>
Sen. Guy J. Guzzone, x3572<br>
Sen. Nancy J. King, x3686<br>
Sen. Roger Manno, x3151<br>
Sen. Nathaniel J. McFadden, x3165<br>
Sen. Douglas J. J. Peters, x3631<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Sen. Andrew A. Serafini, x3903<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Call the House Ways and Means Committee and ask them to vote in favor of HB1094.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Kathy Afzali, x3288<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Bilal Ali, x3268 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Darryl Barnes, x3557 <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Jason C. Buckel, x3404 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Eric Ebersole, x3328 <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Sheila E. Hixson, x3469 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Kevin B. Hornberger, x3284
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Carolyn J.B. Howard, x3919<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Robert B. Long, x3458 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Eric G. Luedtke, x3110<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Nick Mosby, x3520<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Edith J. Patterson, x3247
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Teresa E. Reilly, x3278 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">April Rose, x3070<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Haven Shoemaker, x3359<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Meagan C. Simonaire, x3206
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Jimmy Tarlau, x3326 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Jay Walker, x3581<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Mary L. Washington, x3476
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Alonzo T. Washington, x3652<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Jheanelle K. Wilkins, x3493<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sharon Maneki, </b>President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your
future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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