[NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] Legislative Action needed for the week of Monday November 27

[tampa President]

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

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Merry Schoch via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: November 23, 2017 at 9:36:40 AM EST
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Merry Schoch <merrys at verizon.net>, jpare at nfb.org
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Legislative Action needed for the week of Monday November 27
> Reply-To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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