[Nfbf-l] call senators about Space Available

[Denise Valkema]

Please contact person staff listed below for our senators and ask to have senators co-sponsor S.346.
>   A.     Nelson, Bill                    
>  Assistant to the Legislative Director/Legislative Correspondent: Grant Williams, 202-224-5274
> b.      Rubio, Marco                                                     Legislative Legislative Aide: Hampton Ray, 202-224-3041
See email below for details
From: "Hartle, Jesse
> Date: September 16, 2013, 4:19:56 
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> Fellow Federationists:
>        I am writing to provide you with an update on our efforts to expand the Space Available program to those individuals who have become one-hundred percent disabled as a result of their military service to the United States.  As you know, the House included our language, HR 164, in its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed in June.  We are still waiting for the Senate to consider its version of the defense bill at this time. 
> Senator Tester of Montana, the Sponsor of S. 346, has told us that he plans to offer S. 346 as an amendment when the Senate begins to consider the defense bill.  I am asking you to contact your Senator and urge them to join as a cosponsor of S. 346; building additional cosponsor support will signal to Senate leadership that this legislation should be considered as part of the Defense Authorization Act.
> Currently S. 346 has eighteen cosponsors.  As more information becomes available on the Senate schedule, I will pass it along to you.  Below you will find a list of Senate contacts information for this issue.  If your Senator is not listed as a cosponsor please contact the legislative staff person listed, and urge them to join in support of disabled veterans. 
> Thank you very much for the work you have done on this issue to this point.  We are very close to achieving this legislative priority, and one final Federation push should get us there. 
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> 9.      Florida
> a.       Nelson, Bill
>                                                                i.      Assistant to the Legislative Director/Legislative Correspondent: Grant Williams, 202-224-5274
> b.      Rubio, Marco

>    Legislative Aide: Hampton Ray, 202-224-3041
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> Jesse Hartle
> National Federation of the Blind
> Government Programs Specialist
> Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233
> Email: jhartle at nfb.org
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