[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 11-30-2021

[Dorothy Griffin]

Hello NFB of Georgia, Please read (in its entirety) the legislative alert
and respond appropriately by no later then Friday morning.  Remember to cc
Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org, in all your emails.  We have 2
Representatives on the list, let's see if we can add 12 more plus our 2
senators.  Advocating for ourselves and our blind community is what we do!
Please share with your chapter and division members.

Thank you for your work and commitment.

Dorothy Griffin,

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From: Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 4:23 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 11-30-2021
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Dear Federation Family:



I hope you had a great holiday last week. Congress is back in session this
week. We need to continue to build cosponsor support for the Access
Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 431/S. 212). As a quick reminder we are
up to 114 cosponsors in the House and 32 in the Senate. This is a terrific
accomplishment but we need to do even better in order to increase the
likelihood that the ATAA is incorporated into the Build Back Better Act or
possibly the omnibus appropriations bill.



At the end of this email is a list of all of the Senate cosponsors followed
by a list of all of the House cosponsors. If you do not see your
Representative or Senator(s) on this list, then please reach out to them
and urge them to cosponsor this legislation.



Even if you have already reached out to your members of Congress, it is
essential that we reach out again because sometimes notes and emails are
misplaced and we need to ensure our representatives in Washington receive
our message. Remember, it is not just you calling and emailing, but when we
all work together the full strength of the National Federation of the Blind
is on display.



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

"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of
[SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to
urge [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology
Affordability Act, S. 212/H.R. 431. 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."

A current list of Senate and House cosponsors is below. 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. We have also attached
contact lists for Senate and House offices to this email, but if you have
any questions on office contacts, please contact Jesa Medders at
jmedders at nfb.org. If you contact your senators and representative via
email, please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org. Your calls and emails do
make a difference.

Thank you for all that you do,

John

S. 212 Cosponsors

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Sen. Bennet, Michael [D-CO]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Cardin, Ben [D-MD] Sponsor

Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Sen. Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]

Sen. Kaine, Timothy [D-VA]

Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

H.R. 431 Cosponsors

Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]

Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]

Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]

Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]

Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]

Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]

Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]

Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] Sponsor

Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-15]

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]

Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]

Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]

Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]

Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]

Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]

Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]

Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]

Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]

Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]

Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]

Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]

Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]

Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]

Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]

Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]

Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3]

Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]

Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]

Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]

Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]

Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]

Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]

Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]

Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]

Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]

Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]

Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]

Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]

Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]

Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]

Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]

Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]

Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]

Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]

Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]

Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]

Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4]

Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]

Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]

Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]

Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]

Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]

Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]

Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]

Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]

Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
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-- 
Dorothy Griffin - President
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
dgriffin at nfbga.org
770-374-4832

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.
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