<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>This is a call to action! If you haven't left messages for those legislators on the budget conference committee that Katie forwarded to us yesterday please do so today. That list is below. We are nearing the end of this legislative session and we need to keep the pressure on. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">1. Tell them to fully fund the Kentucky Office for the Blind. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">And 2. Increase funding for the Accessible Electronic Information System (NEWSLINE).</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The phone number is 502- 564-8100. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Thanks for your continued support.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Cathy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Katie Adkins <<a href="mailto:kadkins816@gmail.com">kadkins816@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 28, 2016 at 2:55:27 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:Cathyj1949@gmail.com">Cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:Cathyj1949@gmail.com">Cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Budget conference committee</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>This is the message VIPS has been posting on Facebook today. It includes the members of the budget conference committee. I think these are the people we need to contact most today and tomorrow. I wanted to send it to first to make sure it was okay.</div><div><br></div><div>Katie </div><div><br></div><div>Okay, VIPS supporters...we are making some headway in the Senate but we can't let our voice die down! Here's your next challenge. Members of the Budget Conference Committee have been announced, and we need to bombard them with our plea. This group will decide our final outcome in the state budget. Here is the list of legislators that we are asking you to call and email. Tell them why VIPS is so important to Kentucky families, and please stress that we serve the entire Commonwealth! The link below will lead you to their contact information. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication to VIPS!</div><div>Rep. Sannie Overly (D-Paris)</div><div>Sen. Robert Stivers (R-Manchesterd)</div><div>Rep. Rick Rand (D-Bedford)</div><div>Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill)</div><div>Rep. Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg)</div><div>Sen. David Givens (R-Greensburg)</div><div>Rep. Jody Richards (D-Bowling Green)</div><div>Sen. Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown)</div><div>Rep. Rocky Adkins (D-Sandy Hook)</div><div>Sen. Ray Jones (D-Pikeville)</div><div>Rep. Jeff Hoover (R-Jamestown)</div><div>Sen. Dan Seum (R-Fairdale)</div><div>Rep. Stan Lee (R-Lexington)</div><div>Sen. Gerald Neal (D-Louisville)</div><div>Rep. Johnny Bell (D-Glasgow)</div><div>Sen. Jimmy Higdon (R-Lebanon)</div><div>Rep. Jim DeCesare (R-Bowling Green)</div><div>Sen. Julian Carroll (D-Frankfort)</div><div>Sen. Robin Webb (D-Grayson)</div><div><a href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov" target="_blank">http://www.lrc.ky.gov</a></div>
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