[NFBF-Melbourne] FW: [NFBF-L] Legislative Alert Wednesday, July 21st - Subminimum Wages Hearing - today. Anil Lewis will be testifying.

Camille Tate ctate2076 at att.net
Wed Jul 21 12:27:17 UTC 2021


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Camille 

 

From: NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Russell Davis via NFBF-L
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 5:52 AM
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Cc: Russell Davis <russell at radiorusty.com>
Subject: [NFBF-L] Legislative Alert Wednesday, July 21st - Subminimum Wages Hearing - today. Anil Lewis will be testifying.

 

Good early morning everyone,

 

As you may have been aware from an email that President Denise Valkema posted yesterday morning, Anil Lewis will be testifying before a US House subcommittee this morning. Our National office has now provided the link to watch the hearing online, (see the info at the bottom of my email).

 

I hope you can find the time to check in on this hearing as I believe it will be extremely interesting and informative.

 

Our monthly Legislative Committee meeting will take place tomorrow evening at 8:00 PM, (link with email to follow shortly), and so I am quite sure the testimony provided by Anil and others will spark some great discussion.

 

Take good care,

 

Respectfully,

 

Russ Davis,

Legislative Director, National Federation of the Blind of Florida

Ph. 904-993-8433

Email: Russell at radiorusty.com <mailto:Russell at radiorusty.com> 

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From: NFBNet-Members-List [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 2:35 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org> 
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert 7/20/21 - Subminimum Wages Hearing Tomorrow

 

Dear Federation Family:

 

Tomorrow (Wednesday, July 21) the US House Committee on Education and Labor will be hosting a joint subcommittee hearing with the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services on the topic of phasing out subminimum wages. Our very own Anil Lewis will testify on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind. We encourage you to watch Anil’s live testimony tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., eastern, by visiting https://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/phasing-out-subminimum-wages-supporting-the-transition-to-competitive-integrated-employment-for-workers-with-disabilities. 

 

We also encourage you to read Anil’s written testimony <https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/anil-lewiss-written-testimony-joint-hearing-regarding>  on the Policy Statements page <https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements>  of nfb.org. Once you have read his testimony, please take just a few moments to forward it to your Representative in the House and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 2373, the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. This bill will gradually phase out subminimum wages over a five-year period and eliminate the issuance of new Section 14(c) certificates. It will also establish a grant program to help states and entities transition employees with disabilities into competitive integrated employment. 

 

When you email your representative you might write something like:

 

"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act, H.R. 2373. This legislation will gradually phase out subminimum wages for workers with disabilities and facilitate their transition to competitive integrated employment.

 

Thanks."

 

Again, we encourage you to include a link to Anil’s written testimony in your email. 

 

When you email your representative, please copy Stephanie Flynt at sflynt at nfb.org <mailto:sflynt at nfb.org> . Your calls and emails do make a difference.

 

It is best to email the relevant staff person in your representative's office. Please email Jesa Medders at jmedders at nfb.org <mailto:jmedders at nfb.org>  and she will find the appropriate staff member for you to email.  

 

The bill currently has 16 cosponsors, but we are hoping that this hearing in conjunction with your advocacy can help dramatically increase the cosponsor count and boost Congressional awareness of this legislation. The list of current cosponsors is pasted below.

 

Thank you for all that you do,

John

 

Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]            

Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]             

Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]            

Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]              

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]      

Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]       

Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]   

Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]          

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]             

Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]      

Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]           

Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]         

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]       

Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]          

Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]

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