[Nfbmd] Let's Get the TIME Act Passed into Law!
Hindley Williams
hbwilliams16 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 9 15:24:40 UTC 2015
Good Morning Fellow Federationists,
As you may have heard, the TIME Act is gaining more traction than ever
in Congress, but there is still much work to be done. As Marylanders,
we can do our part to see that this bill becomes law by reaching out
to our members of Congress and urging them to pass this bill.
Throughout this week, I encourage you to send emails to the members of
Congress of Maryland -- one email to the member of the House of
Representatives in the district that you live in, and two emails to
the Senators. Below, I have listed the contact information for some of
the staffers on the Hill, and two email templates for the House and
Senate if you need these resources to send out your emails. Also, you
will notice in the templates that the staffers may direct some
questions to you if they have any. If they ask you a question that you
are unsure of, you can direct the questions to Rose Sloan at
rsloan at nfb.org.
Here is the template for the House of Representatives:
Dear (first name of the staffer you are contacting):
My name is (your name), and I am writing to inform you about issues
that are a concern to blind Marylanders. Currently, individuals with
disabilities across the country are being paid subminimum wages, which
is an antiquated practice that does not allow these individuals to
reach their full potential in the workplace. The Transitioning to
Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act responsibly phases out
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that
makes this practice legal for Special Wage Certificate holders. I ask
that you please share this information with (Member of Congress'
name), because I am a constituent and this issue is important to me.
To cosponsor the TIME Act (HR 188) in the House of Representatives,
contact:
Scot Malvaney, Policy Director, Congressman Gregg Harper (R-MS)
Phone: (202) 225-5031, Email: Scot.Malvaney at mail.house.gov.
If you have any questions, please feel free to direct them to me.
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
(Your Name)
Here is the template for the Senate:
Dear (first name of the staffer you are contacting):
My name is (your name), and I am writing to inform you about issues
that are a concern to blind Marylanders. Currently, individuals with
disabilities across the country are being paid subminimum wages, which
is an antiquated practice that does not allow these individuals to
reach their full potential in the workplace. The Transitioning to
Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act responsibly phases out
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the provision that
makes this practice legal for Special Wage Certificate holders. I ask
that you please share this information with (Senator's name), because
this issue is important to me as a Maryland resident. To cosponsor the
TIME Act (S 2001) in the Senate, contact:
Dan Auger, Legislative Assistant, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Phone: (202) 224-3324, Email: Daniel_Auger at Ayotte.senate.gov
If you have any questions, please feel free to direct them to me.
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
(Your First name)
Here is the contact information for the House of Representatives
(choose the one in which you are a constituent):
1. office of Andy Harris: contact John Dutton at john.dutton at mail.house.gov
2. office of Ruppersberger, Dutch: contact Deborah Haynie at
Deborah.haynie at mail.house.gov
3. office of Sarbanes, John: contact Bvora Lovinger at
dvora.lovinger at mail.house.gov
4. office of Edwards, Donna: contact Anne Nelson at anne.nelson at mail.house.gov
5. office of Hoyer, Steny: contact Rachel Snyder at
Rachel.snyder at mail.house.gov
6. office of Delaney, John: contact Lauren Santabar at
lauren.santabar at mail.house.gov
7. office of Cummings, Elijah: Contact Jimmy Fremgen at
jimmy.fremgen at mail.house.gov
Here is the contact for the two office in the Senate (feel free to
contact both of these):
1. office of Ben Cardin: contact Gray Maxwell at Gray_Maxwell at cardin.senate.gov
2. office of Barbara Mikulski: contact Aaron Edelman
aaron_edelman at mikulski.senate.gov
Let's take the next few days to get these emails to our Members of
Congress so that we can get this bill passed! If you have any
questions, you can email me at hbwilliams16 at gmail.com. Thank you!
Best,
Hindley
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Hindley Williams
hbwilliams16 at gmail.com
(443) 823-0867
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