[NFBMD] Don't forget to contact committees

[Sharon Maneki]

Hello All,

If you have not done so, please contact the four staff people on the Senate
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee and on the House
Education and Workforce Committee. Please do it by close of business on
Tuesday. Read Justin Youngs message below.

It would be great if we could get the Transformation to Competitive
Integrated Employment Act included in the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Contact Congress Members about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

We are coming down to the wire on the 118th Congress and we want to make
sure that we’ve done everything that we possibly can in order to advocate
for our legislative priorities. In this case, we are trying to ensure that
the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) is
included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
reauthorization bill that is currently being considered.

Right now is a crucial time for this initiative because Congress wants to
pass the WIOA reauthorization when they return after Thanksgiving. We need
you to flood the email inboxes and telephone lines and voicemail boxes of
four key committee staff members in order to make sure TCIEA gets included
in the final bill:

Amy Jones
Majority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Amy.jones at mail.house.gov
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36597&qid=10657019>
202-225-4527

Véronique Pluviose-Fenton
Minority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce
veronique.pluviose at mail.house.gov
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36598&qid=10657019>
202-225-3725

Warren Gunnels
Majority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
Warren_Gunnels at help.senate.gov
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36599&qid=10657019>
202-224-0767

Amanda Lincoln
Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
Amanda_lincoln at help.senate.gov
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36600&qid=10657019>
202-224-5375
Sample Script

When you call or email, you might say something like:

“Dear [NAME]:

I am urging the [HOUSE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE/SENATE HELP
COMMITTEE] to please include the TCIEA in the WIOA reauthorization bill.
The TCIEA will eliminate the payment of subminimum wages for people with
disabilities and eliminate the need for a government program to monitor
special wage certificate holders. Thank you."

If you send an email, please use the subject line “Please Include the TCIEA
in the WIOA Reauthorization” and copy Justin Young jyoung at nfb.org
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36601&qid=10657019>.

Congress is working diligently to move the WIOA reauthorization bill as
soon as they get back after the Thanksgiving break, so time is of the
essence for us to make our voices heard. If you have any questions, please
contact Justin Young at jyoung at nfb.org
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=36601&qid=10657019>.

Thank you very much.

*Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy*
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
410-715-9596

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is
not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise
the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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