[Mn-at-large] FW: [Nfbmn-news] Please Call Franken and Klobuchar about Space Available

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From: NFBMN-News [mailto:nfbmn-news-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Dunnam via NFBMN-News
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 11:08 AM
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Subject: [Nfbmn-news] Please Call Franken and Klobuchar about Space Available

Dear Minnesota Federationists,

As we have just seen, we can do great things when we all work together. This is a reminder to please call Senator Amy Klobuchar
(202-224-3244) and Senator Al Franken (202-224-5641) and urge them to cosponsor amendment S.A. 4235 to the Senate NDAA so that all veterans with disabilities that are rated as total can participate in the Space Available Program, not just those injured on or after September 23, 1996. Below is the message with more details from President Riccobono.
Please call them today.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "President, National Federation of the Blind via Nfbnet-members-list" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:30:24 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Urgent Action Needed: Final Push to Get Space Available Passed in the Senate!
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

Fellow Federationists:

Last week, Senator Heller from Nevada introduced an amendment to the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include the same Space Available language that you already helped pass in the House NDAA last month. This is the first time we've ever been able to get an amendment for Space Available introduced in the Senate. This amendment currently has two cosponsors, Senators Tester from Montana and Ayotte from New Hampshire, but we need more support.

Please call your senators and urge them to cosponsor amendment S.A.
4235 to the Senate NDAA so that all veterans with disabilities rated as total can participate in the Space Available Program, not just those injured on or after September 23, 1996. We expect the Senate to begin debating the NDAA next week so time is of the essence for us to build support for our legislation. If we can get this amendment through the Senate, we will only need a signature from the President to end the disparate treatment of our courageous vets in the Space Available Program based on which war they fought in.

The US Capitol switchboard number is <tel:(202)%20224-3121>(202) 224-3121. The fact sheet is available at:<https://nfb.org/equal-access-air-travel-service-disabled-veterans>https://nfb.org/equal-access-air-travel-service-disabled-veterans.
If you have any questions, feel free to email or call Derek Manners, Advocacy and Policy Analyst, at<mailto:DManners at nfb.org>DManners at nfb.org or
<tel:(410)%20659-9314>(410) 659-9314, extension 2210.

Please share this message widely throughout the Federation.

Thank you for all that you do.


Mark A. Riccobono, President
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Email: <mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
Twitter: @Riccobono and @NFB_Voice
Web: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org

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