[NFBF-Miami-Dade] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - April 14, 2025

Tue Apr 15 13:54:28 UTC 2025

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On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM Jorge Hernandez via NFBF-Miami-Dade <
nfbf-miami-dade at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> Thank you
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> Jorge Hernandez
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* "Shirek, Jesse via NFBNet-Members-List" <
> nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> *Date:* April 14, 2025 at 3:24:25 PM EDT
> *To:* nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> *Subject:* *[Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - April 14, 2025*
> *Reply-To:* "Shirek, Jesse" <jshirek at nfb.org>
>
> 
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> Dear Federation Family:
>
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> Last week, the United States House of Representatives passed the FY25
> Concurrent Budget Resolution. Now that both chambers of Congress have
> passed this resolution, the work begins on the comprehensive tax bill, part
> of the reconciliation process that is frequently mentioned in the news.
> This comprehensive tax bill is the perfect vehicle to include our tax bill,
> the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA). In order to get the Access
> Technology Affordability Act, bill number H.R. 1529, included in the
> overall tax bill, we need substantial bipartisan cosponsor support. We are
> well on our way to that goal. Currently we have eighteen cosponsors. Of
> those, eight are Republican and ten are Democratic.
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> We need to make a substantial and intensive effort to get a lot more
> cosponsors, especially Republican cosponsors since the Republicans hold the
> majority in both the House and Senate. We are currently in a fantastic
> position to get the Access Technology Affordability Act enacted into law.
> One recent development in our favor is the dynamic score done by
> Mathematica. This score estimates that the ATAA would save the Federal
> government $315 million over a five-year period.
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> This is the ideal opportunity that members of the National Federation of
> the Blind have been waiting for. We have a tax vehicle, we have a solid
> estimate that the bill will save the Federal government $315 million, and
> we have a bill sponsor who is dedicated to the bill, but we do not have a
> lot of time. Congress will pass the comprehensive tax bill as soon as they
> come to an agreement. If we are going to get the ATAA included, we need to
> demonstrate overwhelming support in the next few weeks. It is vitally
> important that we reach out to every member of Congress, if they have not
> already cosponsored ATAA. We need your help in this endeavor.
>
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> When you call or email, you might say the following:
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> "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 Access Technology Affordability Act, H.R. 1529. This bill
> will create a refundable tax credit for the purchase of qualified access
> technology for the blind. In addition, a recent report created by
> Mathematica estimates that the passage of the Access Technology
> Affordability Act will actually save the government money, approximately
> $315 million over five years, by increasing employment for blind Americans,
> thereby decreasing the need for us to receive government benefits while
> contributing more in taxes.
>
> Thanks."
>
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> A current list of cosponsors, organized alphabetically by state, is below.
> If your representative is already on this list, you have helped a
> tremendous amount. Great job! If your representative does not yet appear on
> this list, 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. We have also attached a contact list of House offices, sorted
> by state, to this email, but if you have any questions on office contacts,
> please contact Lindsey Walsh at lwalsh at nfb.org. If you contact your
> representative via email, please copy Jesse Shirek at jshirek at nfb.org.
> Your calls and emails are important feedback for our members of Congress to
> receive and truly do make a difference.
>
>
>
> Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (Sponsor)
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> Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (Lead Cosponsor)
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> Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
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> Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
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> Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
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> Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
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> Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
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> Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
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> Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
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> Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
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> Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
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> Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
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> Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
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> Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
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> Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
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> Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
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> Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
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> Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
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> Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
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> Thank you for all of your hard work,
>
> Jesse
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> Jesse Shirek
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> Governmental Affairs Specialist
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> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
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> 410-659-9314, extension 2348 | jshirek at nfb.org
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