[Mi-abs] Fwd: [Nfbnet-students-list] URGENT: MONDAY - Please Call Your Congresswomen and Congressmen

Mon May 20 13:34:03 UTC 2019

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.
Thanks and warmest regards.
Jeff Crouch
Board Member: National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
Vice President: Michigan Association of Blind Students
Vice President: Michigan Association of Guide Dog Users

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> From: Justin Salisbury via Nfbnet-students-list <nfbnet-students-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: May 19, 2019 at 19:57:14 EDT
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>, "nfbnet-students-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-students-list at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbnet-students-list] URGENT: MONDAY - Please Call Your Congresswomen and Congressmen
> Reply-To: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>
> 
> Aloha NABS members and leaders:
> 
> The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act, H.R. 873, on Tuesday, May 21st. We need to build more cosponsor support for this bill before that date. Chairman Bobby Scott is the bill champion along with Cathy McMorris-Rogers. Currently, there are thirty-seven co-sponsors on TCE. Please contact your member of congress and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 873, the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act.
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> You can contact your representative by calling the Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is (202) 224-3121. If you email your representative, please copy Kimie Eacobacci at keacobacci at nfb.org .
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> It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make your calls and send your emails as soon as possible.
> 
> I have also included a short sample ask for you:
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> “My name is [name] and I am a constituent of Representative [name]. I am calling to encourage the Representative to cosponsor the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (H.R. 873). The Transformation to Competitive Employment Act provides a thoughtful approach to phasing out Section 14(c) subminimum wage certificates over a six-year period while providing the funding, supports and training necessary to change the infrastructure of outdated business models. This “capacity-building” component of the bill is what distinguishes it from other bills that have attempted 14(c) phase-outs and is a responsible approach to ending the discriminatory payment of subminimum wage while helping businesses transform to competitive integrated employment settings. This bill aligns with the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA), which prioritizes competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities and significantly limits the use of subminimum wages, and with the recommendations of the WIOA Advisory Committee, which recommended a thoughtful phase-out of 14(c) together with a systematic approach to expand capacity for competitive integrated employment, particularly for people transitioning out of sheltered workshops.
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> Thank you for your support of blind Americans.
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> Sincerely,
> 
> [Your Name]”
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> If you want to see if your Congresswoman or Congressman is already signed on, check out this list. Current House co-sponsors for H.R 873 are:
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> Rep. Rodgers, Cathy McMorris [R-WA-5]*  01/30/2019
> Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]  02/07/2019
> Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]  02/11/2019
> Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]  02/14/2019
> Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]  02/14/2019
> Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]  02/14/2019
> Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]  02/14/2019
> Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]  02/22/2019
> Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]  02/22/2019
> Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]  02/22/2019
> Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]  02/27/2019
> Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]  03/06/2019
> Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]  03/06/2019
> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]  03/12/2019
> Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]  03/14/2019
> Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]  03/14/2019
> Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]  03/14/2019
> Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]  03/21/2019
> Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]  03/27/2019
> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]  03/27/2019
> Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]  04/03/2019
> Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]  04/12/2019
> Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]  04/29/2019
> Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]  05/01/2019
> Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]  05/03/2019
> Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]  05/03/2019
> Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]  05/03/2019
> Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]  05/10/2019
> Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]  05/14/2019
> Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]  05/14/2019
> Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]  05/14/2019
> Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]  05/14/2019
> Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]  05/14/2019 
> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]  05/15/2019
> Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]  05/15/2019
> Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]  05/15/2019
> Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]  05/15/2019
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> Current Senate co-sponsors for S. 260 are:
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> Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
> Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]*  01/29/2019
> Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]  03/12/2019
> Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]  03/26/2019
> Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]  04/01/2019
> Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]  04/04/2019
> Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]  04/30/2019
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> Please let me know how I can help! Additionally, you can always reach out to:
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> Kimie Eacobacci
> Government Affairs Specialist
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2441 | keacobacci at nfb.org
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> Mahalo (Thank you),
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> Justin
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> Justin M. Hideaki Salisbury
> he/him/his
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> Board Member | National Association of Blind Students
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