[Nfbf-l] Fw: Rehabilitation Act Passes HELP Committee!

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

Sherri,

it has to do with 14C, which is a  the department of labor regulation 
allowing people to get paid a sub-minimum wage rather than minimum wage.


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From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>I wrote to Chris Danielson and he sent the following regarding the bill. I
> pasted Patricia's forward below this message. We have to work on changing
> the language.
>
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Danielsen, Chris" <CDanielsen at nfb.org>
> To: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 8:02 AM
> Subject: RE: [Nfbf-l] Rehabilitation Act Passes HELP Committee!
>
>
> I am afraid it passed with language we oppose. Stay tuned for more action
> alerts as we try to get this changed before the full Senate votes on it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.
> Director of Public Relations
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> Forwarding FYI
>
> Rehabilitation Act Passes HELP Committee!
>
> Today the Senate HELP Committee passed S. 1356 (a bill to reauthorize the
> Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and its contained Rehabilitation Act) out 
> of
> committee,
> clearing the way for a full vote by the Senate. The overwhelming vote of
> 18-3 reflects the hard work done by NCIL advocates, who have much to be
> proud of on this momentous day.
>
> This positive vote could not have happened without the efforts of NCIL
> members. Introduced during the NCIL Conference, S. 1356 was the highest
> priority of our organization, and our efforts in Washington, DC centered 
> on
> strategies to get this legislation passed out of committee. Our members
> visited, called,
> and emailed senators on the HELP Committee to secure the victory that we
> have realized today. Despite the many obstacles and naysaying, our members
> persevered and demonstrated to the nation that NCIL is a force that cannot
> be stopped.
>
> Now that this bill has been passed out of committee, the next step is a
> floor vote by the entire Senate, which is tentatively scheduled for
> September or October, after the August congressional recess. During this
> recess, Senators and Representatives will be in their home districts, with
> many of them holding town hall style events. We need our advocates to 
> start
> scheduling time to make visits in their states, and make plans to attend
> these events, urging Congress
> to reauthorize WIA and the Rehabilitation Act with included language that
> strengthens America's Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Statewide
> Independent
> Living Councils (SILCs).
>
> Our fix is S. 1356!
>
> Today we celebrate victory along with our members, and thank everyone who
> took the time to be an advocate. In the coming days, NCIL will be sending
> out
> more guidance to our members, and will introduce our new campaign to
> reauthorize the Rehabilitation Act.
>
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> www.ncil.org/ncil-membership.
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