[Nfbk] FW: [BEP State Directors] Update on H.R. 7: Please Forward

[George Stokes]

From: Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright at ky.gov] 
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 3:54 PM
To: Nesbitt, Richard (OFB-FK); George Stokes
Subject: RE: [BEP State Directors] Update on H.R. 7: Please Forward

 

Do you want me to send this one out to the SRC, too?

 

From: Nesbitt, Richard (OFB-FK) 
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 3:51 PM
To: 'George Stokes'; Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK)
Subject: FW: [BEP State Directors] Update on H.R. 7: Please Forward

 

This is today's update.Looks like good news.We still need to stay on top of
this issue.

 

From: bep_state_directors-owner at ncsab.org
[mailto:bep_state_directors-owner at ncsab.org] On Behalf Of Sean Whalen
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:38 AM
To: mjones at okdrs.gov; Barbara.J.Madrigal at dars.state.tx.us;
Bettye.Odem-Davis at illinois.gov; bfinn at ed.state.nh.us; Bgibson at utah.gov;
Brian.sigman at ct.gov; ddenotaris at pa.gov; Greg.Trapp at state.nm.us;
jxavier at dor.ca.gov; Karen.Keninger at blind.state.ia.us;
Katy.Morris at arkansas.gov; lgrupen at dhs.hawaii.gov; Linda.mock at state.or.us;
loudurand at dsb.wa.gov; cannonp at Michigan.gov; Pearl.vanzandt at nebraska.gov;
Ray.Hopkins at dbvi.virginia.gov; rita.houston at rehab.alabama.gov;
Robert.Doyle at state.de.us; sschaffer at dors.state.md.us;
vito.desantis at dhs.state.nj.us; fschroeder at sks.com;
bep_state_directors at ncsab.org; 'Catriona Macdonald'
Subject: [BEP State Directors] Update on H.R. 7: Please Forward

 

Dear NCSAB members:

 

We have been receiving calls from several blind entrepreneurs across the
country inquiring about the status of H.R. 7. I am writing to urge you to
share this update with your elected committees and consumer groups.

 

IT appears as though H.R. 7 is being pulled from consideration by the House
Republicans in favor of a shorter reauthorization bill. We are not yet clear
in what respects the new approach will mirror H.R. 7 and where it will
differ, but it looks like H.R. 7 and the LaTourette amendment are no longer
immediate concerns. Of course, it is very possible that commercialization
provisions show up in the new bill, but we do not know what form they may
take or who may be their chief proponents.

 

We will continue to monitor the progress of the transportation
reauthorization, which must pass in some form before March 31, and keep you
up to date. Please remain ready to reengage and enlist blind entrepreneurs
and other consumers in your states to conduct outreach to Congress if
necessary.

 

Many thanks,

 

Sean

 

Sean Whalen

Policy Associate

Linchpin Strategies, LLC

 

639 Massachusetts Ave NE

Washington, DC 20002

Phone:  (866) 443-0998

Fax:       (202) 318-8113

 

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