[NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] URGENT! Legislative Alert - December 6, 2017

Thu Dec 7 18:09:25 UTC 2017

Greetings all,
We need all hands on deck on the below project. Please see the below email from Camille.

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Miranda b. Kilby
Ph: (352)942-0417

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> From: Camille Tate via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: December 7, 2017 at 9:48:19 AM EST
> To: NFB of Florida List for Leaders <nfbf-leaders at nfbnet.org>, NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Camille Tate <ctate2076 at att.net>
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] URGENT! Legislative Alert - December 6, 2017
> Reply-To: Camille Tate <ctate2076 at att.net>, NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Greetings Florida Federationists: 
> We have an urgent call to action! The National Federation of the Blind has the opportunity to move the Assistive Technology Act  forward in the tax bill currently being decided on in Washington, D.C. Please see the instructions below on how you can participate in moving our agenda forward. 
> Those of our Federation family that llive in Rep. Kathy Castor's district (D-FL), in the greater Tampa area, are asked to call her office to implore her to keep the Standard deduction for the blind. Rep. Castor is a member of the conference committee currently working on the tax bill, h.R. 1. For those who are unaware, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, passed through the House, aims to remove the standard deduction for the blind, which amounts to over $6,000. This will have a serious and detrimental effect for those blind and legally blind individuals when they file taxes. This change will take effect for tax year 2017. We urge you to contact Rep. Castor, if you live in her district. 
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>     Sincerely, Camille Tate 
> President, Melbourne Space ast 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
> From: NFBNet-Members-List [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List
> Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 2:23 PM
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] URGENT! Legislative Alert - December 6, 2017  Dear Fellow Federationists: Thank you for all of your calls and emails from the previous legislative alert. Your work is definitely making a difference. There is still a possibility that the Access Technology Affordability Act could be merged into the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. A version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed in both the House and the Senate and is currently in conference committee. We need more cosponsors. Currently, the Access Technology Affordability Act has 16 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 1734) and 4 cosponsors in the Senate (S. 732). Therefore, please call or email your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor H.R. 1734 and call or email your two senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 732.  When you call or email, you might say something like the following: “Hello, 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. 732 for Senate calls/H.R. 1734 for House calls], the Access Technology Affordability Act. This bill would increase the availability of Access Technology thereby increasing educational and employment opportunities for all blind Americans. The bill does this by creating a tax credit for the purchase of access technology. The National Federation of the Blind has analyzed the cost impact and the bill is either cost neutral or will save the government money. I urge [your senator/representative] to cosponsor the bill. Thanks.” Also, please check the list at the end of this email for the current list of Senate and House cosponsors. You do not need to call anyone on this list, unless you would like to call them and thank them for their cosponsorship. If you are in a meeting, you will want to go into more detail but general calls and emails do not have to be very long. The key points to mention: the bill number, that you are a constituent, and that you urge the member of Congress to cosponsor the legislation. 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. If you email your representative or senators, please copy me at JPare at nfb.org. It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make your calls and send your emails as soon as possible.  Warm regards, John John Paré(410) 659-9314 x 2218National Federation of the Blind Senate ATAA Cosponsor List:Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]               Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]           Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]    House ATAA Cosponsor List:Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]  Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]               Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]  Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]                     
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