<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Please see the below legislative alert<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> November 27, 2024 at 9:03:00 AM PST<br><b>To:</b> Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Legislative Alert: Time-Sensitive Action for Congress</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Bounces+r.24139.10654771.29bd33c30d752dda@mailings.nfb.org<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<h1><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; color:black;">Contact Congress Members about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">We are coming down to the wire on the 118th Congress and we want to make sure that we’ve done everything that we possibly can in order to advocate for our legislative priorities. In this case, we are trying to ensure that the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) is included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization bill that is currently being considered.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Right now is a crucial time for this initiative because Congress wants to pass the WIOA reauthorization when they return after Thanksgiving. We need you to flood the email inboxes and telephone lines and voicemail boxes of four key committee staff members in order to make sure TCIEA gets included in the final bill:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Amy Jones<br>
Majority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce</span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36597&qid=10654771" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Amy.jones@mail.house.gov</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">202-225-4527</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Véronique Pluviose-Fenton<br>
Minority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce</span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36598&qid=10654771" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">veronique.pluviose@mail.house.gov</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">202-225-3725</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Warren Gunnels<br>
Majority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36599&qid=10654771" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Warren_Gunnels@help.senate.gov</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">202-224-0767</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Amanda Lincoln<br>
Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36600&qid=10654771" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Amanda_lincoln@help.senate.gov</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">202-224-5375</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Sample Script</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">When you call or email, you might say something like:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">“Dear [NAME]: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">I am urging the [HOUSE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE/SENATE HELP COMMITTEE] to please include the TCIEA in the WIOA reauthorization bill. The TCIEA will eliminate the payment of subminimum wages for people with disabilities and eliminate the need for a government program to monitor special wage certificate holders. Thank you."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">If you send an email, please use the subject line “Please Include the TCIEA in the WIOA Reauthorization” and copy Justin Young <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36601&qid=10654771" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">jyoung@nfb.org</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Congress is working diligently to move the WIOA reauthorization bill as soon as they get back after the Thanksgiving break, so time is of the essence for us to make our voices heard. If you have any questions, please contact Justin Young at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36601&qid=10654771" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">jyoung@nfb.org</a>.</span></p>
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