[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 11.08.2021
Dorothy Griffin
dgriffin at nfbga.org
Tue Nov 9 17:45:42 UTC 2021
Hello NFBGA Members, Family & Friends, please read the Legislative Alert
information carefully and respond appropriately to your representative and
or senators. Remember to cc Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org. You can review
those that are cosponsors already by checking the list and also view that
attachment for the representative and or senators legislative contact
emails.
We are thankful for our 2 state representatives that are currently
cosponsors:
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Let's flood the emails and clog the capital phone lines at 202-224-3121.
Thank you to those who responded to the previous alert, now please use the
below letter form to contact our "Senator's". If you did not send the
first alert now is your chance to do so with the legislative alert to both
your representative and senators.
LET'S GO NFBGA! If you have any questions please let us know.
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From: Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 10:09 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 11.08.2021
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Dear Federation Family:
On Monday, November 1, we issued a legislative alert asking all of you to
contact Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer urging them to restore
the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) to the Build Back Better
(BBB) Act. While our response was strong—we estimate hundreds of emails
were sent to each office—the ATAA was, unfortunately, not restored.
Currently, the House version of the BBB is waiting for a Congressional
Budget Office score and is likely to be passed by the House during the week
of November 15. The good news for us is that the Senate is extremely likely
to change the BBB before passing it. This means we have an opportunity to
get the Access Technology Affordability Act back in the bill.
As a result, we are updating our request from the November 1 legislative
alert. First, if you have not already sent your email to Speaker Pelosi or
Majority Leader Schumer’s office, please do so. Additionally, if your
individual Senator or Representative has not cosponsored the Access
Technology Affordability Act, please ask them to do so. The more support
the ATAA has in the House and Senate, the better our chances will be to
have it included in the Senate version of the Build Back Better Act.
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. If you email your
senators, 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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