[Nfbf-l] Legislative Action needed for the week of Monday November 27

[Merry Schoch]

Dear Florida Federation Family,

 

Before I head off to celebrate Thanksgiving with family, I would like to
take this time to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!

 

On Monday, November 27th our Senators will be back in Washington D.C. Let us
demonstrate to our Senators the members of the National Federation of the
Blind of Florida will continue to give voice to legislation that affect the
blind across our nation. 

 

Here is the contact information for our Florida Senators:

You may find this information at:
https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=FL

 

Florida Senators of the 115th Congress

 <http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/> Nelson, Bill - (D - FL) 

Class I

716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

(202) 224-5274

Contact:  <https://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill>
www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill 

  _____  

 <http://www.rubio.senate.gov/> Rubio, Marco - (R - FL) 

Class III

284 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

(202) 224-3041

Contact:  <http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact>
www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

 


Critical Actions Beginning Monday November 27, 2017:


 

Immediately following the Thanksgiving recess, the Senate will devote its
attention entirely to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and it is crucial
that senate offices hear from us during this critical time. Please ask them
to leave the standard deduction for the blind in this senate bill.

 

Please call or email your two senators and urge them to cosponsor S. 732,
the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017. Currently, there are three
cosponsors on the bill, Senators Cardin and Van Hollen from Maryland and
Senator Coons from Delaware. 

 

On Thursday, November 16, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Orrin
Hatch (R-UT) introduced the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher
Education (AIM HIGH) Act (S. 2138) in the United States Senate. The
legislation will authorize the creation of voluntary guidelines to help
colleges and universities meet the needs of blind students and students with
other disabilities that make it difficult or impossible to read print.
Please contact your two senators to encourage them to cosponsor S. 2138.

 

Before Monday, I will be creating a template email and send it to the list.
If you email your Senators, please copy John Pare and Merry Schoch our
emails are below:

JPare at nfb.org <mailto:JPare at nfb.org> 

Merrys at verizon.net <mailto:Merrys at verizon.net> 

 

Again, Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Warmest regards,

Merry