[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - July 16, 2024

[Dorothy Griffin]

NFB of Georgia legislative alert. Please take action.


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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From: Shirek, Jesse via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - July 16, 2024
To: Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>


Dear Federation Family:



As we announced during the national convention, the Blind Americans Return
to Work Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill
number is H.R. 8878. As a quick reminder, the Blind Americans Return to
Work Act will eliminate the SSDI earnings cliff by instituting a
two-for-one phase out of benefits for any income earned above the
substantial gainful activity threshold. The bill was introduced by
Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas and has Congressman Kweisi Mfume of
Maryland as the lead cosponsor.



It is essential that we reach out to every member of the House of
Representatives to build cosponsor support for this legislation before the
session ends later this year.



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

"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE
NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME]
to cosponsor the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, H.R. 8878. This
legislation will eliminate the SSDI earnings cliff by instituting a
two-for-one phase out of benefits for any income earned above the
substantial gainful activity threshold for blind Americans. This will
create a true work incentive for all blind Americans currently on SSDI.

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. We have
also attached a contact list House offices, sorted by state, to this email,
but if you have any questions on office contacts, please contact Lindsey
Walsh at lwalsh at nfb.org. If you contact your representative via email,
please copy me at jshirek at nfb.org. Your calls and emails do make a
difference.



Thank you for your work in pushing this priority forward,



Jesse Shirek

Governmental Affairs Specialist

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+East+Wells+Street,+Baltimore,+MD+21230?entry=gmail&source=g>

410-659-9314, extension 2348 | jshirek at nfb.org



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