[NFBF-Melbourne] Fwd: [NFBF-L] Legislative Information and Call to Action

[Camille Tate]

Our legislative power comes from our collective voices. Please participate. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Camille Tate

President, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter , National Federation of the Blind, FL

Board of Directors, National Federation of the Blind, FL

Email: ctate2076 at att.net

Phone:  321 372 4899

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> From: Merry Schoch via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: July 16, 2019 at 8:51:40 PM EDT
> To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Merry Schoch <merrys at verizon.net>, GCazares at nfb.org
> Subject: [NFBF-L] Legislative Information and Call to Action
> Reply-To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Legislative Information and Call to Action
> Follow up on Legislative Committee call this evening. Thank you all for joining we will not be successful without you. The most important thing in “success” is “U”!
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> I would like to create a database of our members and their districts. This way if we have need to focus on a specific district we can contact those members directly. The information needed is: full name, district (National level), phone number, and email address.
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> Valuable website mention previous meetings.
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> Find information on a bill, your congressmen and women, committees, etc.
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> www.Congress.gov
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> Current focus:
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> Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA)  
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> Senate Information:
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> S 815  
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> Sponsor: Senator Boozman, John (R-AZ)
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> Cosponsors: (14)
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> Committees:  Senate – Finance (no Florida Senators)
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> Action: On March 14, 2019 read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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> House Information: 
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> HR 2086
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> Sponsor:  Rep. Thompson, Mike (D-CA-5)
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> Cosponsors: (18)
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> Florida Cosponsors:Gaetz, Matt (R-FL-1)Murphy, Stephanie (D-FL-7)
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> Committees: House-Ways and Means 
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> Florida Committee Members: Murphy, Stephanie (Majority)
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> Buchanan, Vern (Minority) 
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> Please contact Buchanan, Vern (Minority) and all other Florida House    of Representatives who have not cosponsored.
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> If you are in the district of the two cosponsors, please reach out to thank them for their support.
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> Script to use when calling or emailing:
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> Hello, 
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> 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. 815 for Senate calls/H.R. 2086 for House calls], the Access Technology Affordability Act. This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset the cost of these technologies. I urge [your senator/representative] to cosponsor the bill. 
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> With warm regards and gratitude, (your name)
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> 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.
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> If you email your representative or senators, please copy Merry Schoch at merrys at verizon.net and Gabe Cazares at gcazares at nfb.org
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