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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Senate HELP Committee will be voting on S1356, the Workforce Investment Act on Wednesday. We need to tell Senator Mikulski to remove 2 provisions from this act.. The first is Section 511 that requires vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to include training and employment at wages below the federal minimum wage as a VR service. Second, remove the provision transferring rehabilitation services from the US Department of Education to the US Department of Labor. Both of these provisions will be detrimental to persons with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sen. Barbara A Mikulski’s phone number is: (202) 224-4654 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Send email to both: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Her Chief of Staff: Julia Frifield <a href="mailto:julia_frifield@mikulski.senate.gov">julia_frifield@mikulski.senate.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And Her HELP Committee Staff Person: Jessica McNiece <a href="mailto:jessica_mcniece@mikulski.senate.gov">jessica_mcniece@mikulski.senate.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We need all of our members, family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances that reside in Maryland to make calls and send e-mails to tell Senator Mikulski to remove these provisions from the act.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We cannot save the Rehabilitation Program without your action. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sharon Maneki</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>