[MDABS] Help Needed With Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

[Sharon Maneki]

Hello all,
Read Justin Young's message below and take action. This would be a great
Thanksgiving gift to the disability community if we can make this happen.

Dear Federation Family:



We are coming down to the wire on the 118th Congress and we want to make
sure that we’ve done everything that we possibly can in order to advocate
for our legislative priorities. In this case, we are trying to ensure that
the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) is
included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
reauthorization bill that is currently being considered. Right now is a
crucial time for this initiative because Congress wants to pass the WIOA
reauthorization when they return after Thanksgiving. We need you to flood
the email inboxes and telephone lines and voicemail boxes of four key
committee staff members in order to make sure TCIEA gets included in the
final bill:



Amy Jones

Majority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Amy.jones at mail.house.gov

202-225-4527



Véronique Pluviose-Fenton

Minority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce

veronique.pluviose at mail.house.gov

202-225-3725



Warren Gunnels

Majority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions

Warren_Gunnels at help.senate.gov

202-224-0767



Amanda Lincoln

Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions

Amanda_lincoln at help.senate.gov

202-224-5375



When you call or email, you might say something like:



“Dear [NAME]:



I am urging the [HOUSE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE/SENATE HELP
COMMITTEE] to please include the TCIEA in the WIOA reauthorization bill.
The TCIEA will eliminate the payment of subminimum wages for people with
disabilities and eliminate the need for a government program to monitor
special wage certificate holders. Thank you.”



If you send an email, please use the subject line “Please Include the TCIEA
in the WIOA Reauthorization” and copy Justin Young jyoung at nfb.org.



Congress is working diligently to move the WIOA reauthorization bill as
soon as they get back after the Thanksgiving break, so time is of the
essence for us to make our voices heard. If you have any questions, please
contact me.



Thank you for all that you do,



Justin T. Young, Ed.D

Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

410-659-9314, extension 2210 | jyoung at nfb.org





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*Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy*
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
410-715-9596

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is
not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday 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.
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