[Mdabs] Let's Get the TIME Act Passed into Law!

[Hindley Williams]

Hello Fellow Federationists, 
It is not too late! If you have not sent any emails to Congress yet about the TIME Act, please do send them in today and tomorrow. See the information below for contact information and email templates. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know.
Best, 
Hindley 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 9, 2015, at 11:24 AM, Hindley Williams <hbwilliams16 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Good Morning Fellow Federationists,
> As you may have heard, the TIME Act is gaining more traction than ever
> in Congress, but there is still much work to be done. As Marylanders,
> we can do our part to see that this bill becomes law by reaching out
> to our members of Congress and urging them to pass this bill.
> Throughout this week, I encourage you to send emails to the members of
> Congress of Maryland -- one email to the member of the House of
> Representatives in the district that you live in, and two emails to
> the Senators. Below, I have listed the contact information for some of
> the staffers on the Hill, and two email templates for the House and
> Senate if you need these resources to send out your emails. Also, you
> will notice in the templates that the staffers may direct some
> questions to you if they have any. If they ask you a question that you
> are unsure of, you can direct the questions to Rose Sloan at
> rsloan at nfb.org.
> 
> Here is the template for the House of Representatives:
> Dear (first name of the staffer you are contacting):
> My name is (your name), and I am writing to inform you about issues
> that are a concern to blind Marylanders. Currently, individuals with
> disabilities across the country are being paid subminimum wages, which
> is an antiquated practice that does not allow these individuals to
> reach their full potential in the workplace. The Transitioning to
> Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act responsibly phases out
> section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that
> makes this practice legal for Special Wage Certificate holders. I ask
> that you please share this information with (Member of Congress'
> name), because I am a constituent and this issue is important to me.
> To cosponsor the TIME Act (HR 188) in the House of Representatives,
> contact:
> Scot Malvaney, Policy Director, Congressman Gregg Harper (R-MS)
> Phone: (202) 225-5031, Email: Scot.Malvaney at mail.house.gov.
> If you have any questions, please feel free to direct them to me.
> Thank you for your time.
> Best Regards,
> (Your Name)
> 
> Here is the template for the Senate:
> Dear (first name of the staffer you are contacting):
> My name is (your name), and I am writing to inform you about issues
> that are a concern to blind Marylanders. Currently, individuals with
> disabilities across the country are being paid subminimum wages, which
> is an antiquated practice that does not allow these individuals to
> reach their full potential in the workplace. The Transitioning to
> Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act responsibly phases out
> section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that
> makes this practice legal for Special Wage Certificate holders. I ask
> that you please share this information with (Senator's name), because
> this issue is important to me as a Maryland resident. To cosponsor the
> TIME Act (S 2001) in the Senate, contact:
> Dan Auger, Legislative Assistant, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
> Phone: (202) 224-3324, Email: Daniel_Auger at Ayotte.senate.gov
> If you have any questions, please feel free to direct them to me.
> Thank you for your time.
> Best Regards,
> (Your First name)
> 
> Here is the contact information for the House of Representatives
> (choose the one in which you are a constituent):
> 1. office of Andy Harris: contact John Dutton at john.dutton at mail.house.gov
> 2. office of Ruppersberger, Dutch: contact Deborah Haynie at
> Deborah.haynie at mail.house.gov
> 3. office of Sarbanes, John: contact Bvora Lovinger at
> dvora.lovinger at mail.house.gov
> 4. office of Edwards, Donna: contact Anne Nelson at anne.nelson at mail.house.gov
> 5. office of Hoyer, Steny: contact Rachel Snyder at
> Rachel.snyder at mail.house.gov
> 6. office of Delaney, John: contact Lauren Santabar at
> lauren.santabar at mail.house.gov
> 7. office of Cummings, Elijah: Contact Jimmy Fremgen at
> jimmy.fremgen at mail.house.gov
> 
> Here is the contact for the two office in the Senate (feel free to
> contact both of these):
> 1. office of Ben Cardin: contact Gray Maxwell at Gray_Maxwell at cardin.senate.gov
> 2. office of Barbara Mikulski: contact Aaron Edelman
> aaron_edelman at mikulski.senate.gov
> Let's take the next few days to get these emails to our Members of
> Congress so that we can get this bill passed! If you have any
> questions, you can email me at hbwilliams16 at gmail.com. Thank you!
> Best,
> Hindley
> 
> -- 
> Hindley Williams
> hbwilliams16 at gmail.com
> (443) 823-0867