[NFB-Arkansas] Fwd: Legislativve alert - accessible technology affordability act

[rockinh57 at cox.net]

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> From: rockinh57 at cox.net
> Subject: Legislativve alert - accessible technology affordability act
> Date: June 7, 2021 at 8:59:03 AM CDT
> To: Chase Laird <chase.laird at live.com>, Donavon Cavender <donavoncavender at gmail.com>, Brent Philpot <bphilpot642 at att.net>, Tanya VanHouten <vanharris62 at gmail.com>, Cindy Scott-Huisman <cantrellgallery at sbcglobal.net>, freddiewilkey at icloud.com, Nena Chadwick <nchadwick at nfbar.org>, Terry Sheeler <tosheeler at cox.net>, Keith Clark <keithclark084 at gmail.com>
> Cc: David Henry <rockinh57 at cox.net>
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> Hey NFB Members,
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> We need to continue to push for the passage of the Accessible Technology Affordability Act ( HR 431/ S 212). In Arkansas we have Senator John Boozman and Congressmen Crawford and Womack as Sponsors/Co-Sponsors.
> So we need to contact our other Senator and Congressmen.
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> Listed below is the contact info:
> Congressman French Hill Phone: 202-225-2506 email: dylan.frost at mail.house.gov <mailto:dylan.frost at mail.house.gov>
> Contact person: Dylan Frost, Legislative Director
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> Congressman Bruce Westerman Phone: 202-225-3772 email: jefferson.deming at mail.house.gov <mailto:jefferson.deming at mail.house.gov>
> Contact person: Jeefferson Deming, Legislative Director
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> Senator Tom Cotton Phone: 202-224-2353 email: aaron.maclean at cotton.senate.gov <mailto:aaron.maclean at cotton.senate.gov>
> 
> If you email the ligislative Directors please send me a copy.
> Chapter Presidents please pass the email to your members.
> 
> Dear Federation Family:
>  
> During the Presidential Release earlier this week, President Riccobono urged us to get to 25 percent of both the House and Senate as cosponsors on the Access Technology Affordability Act. He announced that we had 20 cosponsors in the Senate and 83 in the House. We just added Representatives Buddy Carter, Darin LaHood, and Al Lawson, Jr. so we are now up to 86 in the House. Our goal is to get to 25 cosponsors in the Senate and 109 in the House in just the next few weeks. By doing so this will greatly improve the likelihood that we will be able to get the Access Technology Affordability Act included in the American Jobs Act.
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> The Senate is back in session on June 7 and the House is back in session on June 14 but Congressional staff is in Washington, DC right now. Please contact your member of Congress as soon as possible and urge them to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act. 
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> When you call or email, you might say the following:
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> "Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act [H.R. 431 in the House/S. 212 in the Senate]. This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of this technology.
>  
> Thanks
> James David Henry
> Arkansas Legislative Director
> National Federation of the Blind of Arkansas
> Cell: 479-426-7993email: dhenry at nfbar.org <mailto:dhenry at nfbar.org>

James David Henry
National Federation of the Blind
Northwest Arkansas Chapter President
1602 SW Thorton St.
Bentonville, AR 72713
Cell: 479-426-7993
email: rockinh57 at cox.net

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