[NFBF-Daytona] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] Legislative Alert

[scott larson]

Hello nfb members this is Scott Larson.
This is the information that I was talking about at the meeting.
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From: "Cazares, Gabe via NFBNET-Master-List" <nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org>
to: "nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Legislative Alert
Reply-To: "Cazares, Gabe" <GCazares at nfb.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:21:37 +0000


Howdy Fellow Federationists:

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Washington 
Seminar. Because of your advocacy, we are off to a fantastic start in 
the 116th Congress!

As President Riccobono announced at the Great Gathering-In, we have a 
new bill which needs your immediate attention. The Transformation to 
Competitive Employment Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator 
Casey of Pennsylvania and Senator Van Hollen of Maryland, and was 
assigned bill number S. 260. In the House, Chairman Bobby Scott of 
Virginia and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington 
introduced companion legislation, H.R. 873. These bills would phase out 
Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act over a six-year period, 
at which point the provision would officially be sunset.

All of this means that we have the opportunity to give these bills a 
strong start by immediately building cosponsor support for both S. 260 
and H.R. 873. Therefore, please call or email your senators and ask 
them to cosponsor S. 260 and call or email your representative and has 
him or her to cosponsor H.R. 873.

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

“Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your 
senator/representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge 
[your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 260 for Senate 
calls/H.R. 873 for House calls], the Transformation to Competitive 
Employment Act. This bill would phase out subminimum wages for people 
with disabilities over a six-year period, at which point Section 14(c) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that allows this 
practice, would be sunset. I urge [your senator/representative] to 
cosponsor the bill. 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. If you email your representative or senators, please copy 
me at gcazares at nfb.org <mailto:gcazares at nfb.org>.

It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make 
your calls and send your emails as soon as possible.

Warm regards,

...Gabe

Gabe Cazares

Manager of Government Affairs

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 659-9314, extension 2206 | gcazares at nfb.org

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