[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Action Alert! Your Immediate Action is Required

[Joe Sontag]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kevan Worley 
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Cc: 'Bridget Worley' ; Harold Wilson ; Kim Williams ; nickycolorado at netscape.net ; sharonparis at comcast.net 
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 8:49
Subject: Action Alert! Your Immediate Action is Required


ACTION ALERT
 
TELL YOUR SENATORS TO VOTE AGAINST COMMERCIALIZATION OF HIGHWAY REST STOPS    


Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) will introduce an amendment to the transportation bill that will allow for commercial services at rest areas. Allowing state governments to sell food, fuel and convenience items directly on the shoulder of the highway will put businesses such as yours - that rely on customers exiting the highway - at a major disadvantage.  
   
Allowing commercial rest areas will not increase the overall number of hamburgers or motor fuels gallons sold, but simply transfer sales away from your current competitive business environment to the government. Simply put, commercializing rest areas will jeopardize your businesses, communities and kill jobs. 

Send a letter asking your senators to Vote NO - it will only take a few minutes.

THIS VOTE COULD COME EARLY NEXT WEEK..TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Click Here to access the NACS Grassroots website to send a pre-drafted letter.

http://www.votervoice.net/Core/core.aspx?APP=GAC&AID=1455&IssueID=27808&SiteID=-1


Thank you for your support of this important issue.



Sincerely,

 

Kevan Worley

Executive Director- National Association of Blind Merchants