[NFBA-Tucson] FW: Legislative Alert - March 7, 2022

Wed Mar 9 23:26:51 UTC 2022

Hello everyone,

Please see attached message below about ATAA legislative alert.

For your convenience, here is the Arizona Specific information:

Already cosponsored ATAA and you can send a thank you note:

  *   Senator Sinema
  *   Congressman Stanton (D9)
  *   Congressman Schweikert (D6)
  *   Congresswomen Kirkpatrick (D2 Tucson)

Please contact the following and ask to cosponsor (draft language below):

  *   Senator Kelly: Katie Campbell, Legislative Director, katie_campbell at kelly.senate.gov<mailto:katie_campbell at kelly.senate.gov>
  *   Rep. Andy Biggs
Aaron Calkins, Legislative Director/Counsel: aaron.calkins at mail.house.gov<mailto:aaron.calkins at mail.house.gov>

  *   Rep. Paul Gosar
Rory Burke: Legislative Director: rory.burke at mail.house.gov<mailto:rory.burke at mail.house.gov>

  *   Rep. Tom O'Halleran
Adam Finkel: Legislative Director: adam.finkel at mail.house.gov<mailto:adam.finkel at mail.house.gov>

  *   Rep. Ruben Gallego
Mariel Jorgensen: Legislative Director: mariel.jorgensen at mail.house.gov<mailto:mariel.jorgensen at mail.house.gov>

  *   Rep. Debbie Lesko
Ebbie Yazdani, Legislative Director: ebbie.yazdani at mail.house.gov<mailto:ebbie.yazdani at mail.house.gov>

  *   Rep. Paul Gosar

Tom Van Flein, Chief of Staff/Chief Legal Counsel: tom.vanflein at mail.house.gov<mailto:tom.vanflein at mail.house.gov>

  *   Rep. Tom O’Halleran
Sally Adams, Chief of Staff: sally.adams at mail.house.gov<mailto:sally.adams at mail.house.gov>

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."

All the best,

Joanne Gabias, M.A., NOMCT, NCUEB, NCRTB
Legislative Director
Board Member
National Federation of the Blind of Arizona
Cell: 318-497-2782

From: NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Monday, March 7, 2022 1:00 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - March 7, 2022

Dear Federation Family:

We did an excellent job building cosponsor support for all of our bills during Washington Seminar. The purpose of this legislative alert is to focus on the Access Technology Affordability Act. We are now up to 145 cosponsors in the House and 36 in the Senate. This is more cosponsors than in any previous Congress.

The more cosponsors we have the more likely it will be included in an upcoming legislative package. So, if your Representative has not cosponsored H.R. 431, or one or both of your Senators has not yet cosponsored S. 212, please email or call them and urge them to do so. The House and Senate are both in session this week, so if all possible, please try to contact your Representative or Senators by Friday, March 11.

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<mailto:jmedders at nfb.org>. If you contact your senators and representative via email, please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org<mailto: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 F. [D-CO]
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
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. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
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 J. [D-VT]
Sen. Kaine, Tim [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
Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2]
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] Sponsor
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
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] 03/02/2021
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. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
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. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
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. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
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. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-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. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
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. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
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. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
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. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
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