[Mn-at-large] Legislative Alert

[Jennifer Dunnam]

As requested, here is the email with the details about the
transitioning to competitive appointment act.

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From: "Cazares, Gabe via NFBNET-Master-List" <nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:21:37 +0000
Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Legislative Alert
To: "nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org>

Howdy Fellow Federationists:

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Washington
Seminar. Because of your advocacy, we are off to a fantastic start in
the 116th Congress!

As President Riccobono announced at the Great Gathering-In, we have a
new bill which needs your immediate attention. The Transformation to
Competitive Employment Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator
Casey of Pennsylvania and Senator Van Hollen of Maryland, and was
assigned bill number S. 260. In the House, Chairman Bobby Scott of
Virginia and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington
introduced companion legislation, H.R. 873. These bills would phase
out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act over a six-year
period, at which point the provision would officially be sunset.

All of this means that we have the opportunity to give these bills a
strong start by immediately building cosponsor support for both S. 260
and H.R. 873. Therefore, please call or email your senators and ask
them to cosponsor S. 260 and call or email your representative and has
him or her to cosponsor H.R. 873.

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

"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
senator/representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge
[your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 260 for Senate
calls/H.R. 873 for House calls], the Transformation to Competitive
Employment Act. This bill would phase out subminimum wages for people
with disabilities over a six-year period, at which point Section 14(c)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that allows this
practice, would be sunset. I urge [your senator/representative] to
cosponsor the bill. Thanks."

You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is
202-224-3121. If you email your representative or senators, please
copy me at gcazares at nfb.org<mailto:gcazares at nfb.org>.

It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make
your calls and send your emails as soon as possible.
  Warm regards,

...Gabe

Gabe Cazares
Manager of Government Affairs
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2206 | gcazares at nfb.org

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