[Nfbf-l] Fw: Take action for Obama's agenda - ASAP!

Tue Apr 14 10:57:33 UTC 2009

Sunrail is extremely important not only to blind people, but to people all over Florida. Commissioner Linda Stewart has sent out the following message with a list of senators to contact. We must do this TODAY! The vote takes place on Wednesday. We ask for the support of our legislators; let's support them when they ask for our support. Thank you.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Commissioner Linda Stewart 
To: flmom2006 at gmail.com 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 1:18 PM
Subject: Take action for Obama's agenda - ASAP!

Friend-

I am writing you today to ask you to support President Barack Obama's agenda.

One of the pillars of President Obama's agenda is a new rail system that will connect major cities all across the country.  This initiative will be on the scale of President Eisenhower's interstate road system and will create millions of new jobs.  He has dedicated $8-billion in the stimulus package for high-speed rail corridors alone.  

  "The time is right now for us to start thinking about high-speed rail as an alternative to air transportation connecting all these cities," Obama said. "And think about what a great project that would be in terms of rebuilding America."[1]

Central Florida is at the top of the list for one of 11 high-speed rail projects around the country.  Before we can begin the President's high-speed rail project, the State Legislature must pass SunRail. 

If SunRail fails this year in Tallahassee, Central Florida will lose millions in Federal funding specifically set aside for commuter rail and billions more for high-speed rail.  On top of that,  Florida would lose the potential for over 250,000 new jobs and $8.8-billion in economic stimulus.[2]

  "One mile of I-95 holds more traffic and costs $41 million. One mile of high-speed rail costs $1 million. You can fit more people on a rail car and you'll be taking 50 automobiles off the road. Rail uses 1/50th of the cost (of a car) in terms of energy consumption." --Vice President Joe Biden [3]

It's not too late! An important vote is coming up in Tallahassee on Wednesday.  Please support the Presidents agenda for rail projects and job creation by contacting these Senators today and asking them to vote YES for SunRail:

      Sen. Tony Hill 
     1-866-867-0289 (toll free) 
     hill.tony.web at flsenate.gov 

      Sen. Dan Gelber 
     850-487-5121 
     gelber.dan.web at flsenate.gov 

      Sen. Chris Smith 
     850-487-5112 
     smith.chris.web at flsenate.gov 

      Sen. Arthena Joyner  850-487-5059 joyner.arthenia.web at flsenate.gov 
      Sen. Ted Deutch 
     850-487-5091 
     deutch.ted.web at flsenate.gov 

      Sen. Frederica Wilson 850-487-5116 
     wilson.frederica.web at flsenate.gov 

  "We saw what happened in Minneapolis where a bridge collapsed and resulted in tragedy. Not only do we need to rebuild our roads, our bridges, our ports, our levies, our dams, but we also have to plan for the future. This is the same example of turning crisis into opportunity.  This should be a wake up call for us. You go to Shanghai, China right now and they've got high speed rail that puts our rail to shame." -President Obama townhall in Ft. Myers, FL [4]

Please email or call these Senators today and tell them to support President Obama and vote YES for SunRail.

Thank you!

Linda Stewart

1.    "Obama plots huge rail expansion," Politico, February 17, 2009

2.    "The Future of SunRail Hangs in the Balance," Orange County League of Women Voters, April 12, 2009

3.    "Biden the right pick for rail," Trains for America, August 23, 2008

4.    "The days where we're just building sprawl forever, those days are over," Transportation for America, February 10, 2009

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