[nfbmi-talk] Help Get Michigan Senators on this list FW: amendments to S. 1813

[Fred wurtzel]

Please call Levin and Stabanow about this issue.  When I called Levin's
office they were not aware this affected blind people.  Since then, some
Michigan Highway Vendors have called.  If you are blind or a friend of blind
people please call on Monday and get your friends and family to call both
Levin and Staabanow.  There are around 22 blind vendors who stand to lose
their jobs  if this passes.  We cannot lose that many jobs, they are to
precious.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Virgil Stinnett [mailto:one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net] 
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:27 PM
To: Virgil Stinnett
Subject: amendments to S. 1813

Aloha All,
Here is another reminder.  If you have already called your U. S. Senators
then, thank you for doing so.  If you have not please do so... 
This is a very important matter for all blind persons who are in business
under the Randolph-Sheppard Act.  We need to help keep Blind business people
working.  
The one thing that is important is being employed and paying your taxes.
That is one thing that most blind adults don't get an opportunity to do.
Most of that is because of how society believes what a blind person can or
can't do.  Again please make your call on Monday.
Read the message below and see if your Senator is on the list that is going
to vote no on the amendment , which is what we want them to do.
Also please get your family and friends and their friends and family to make
the call.
Mahalo and Aloha,
Virgil 

		
Yesterday the Senate began working on amendments to S. 1813. Of the 30
amendments agreed for consideration, votes were taken on about 10 of them.
Though Senator Portman's commercialization amendment hasn't received a vote,
Portman did take the floor to speak in favor of his amendment, meaning it
will be offered. No Senator spoke against it.

 

Majority Leader Reid has indicated that the Senate will continue with votes
on amendments to S. 1813 on Tuesday, March 13. It appears they will try to
work through all of the remaining amendments on Tuesday, including
Portman's. This means that anybody who hasn't already contacted their
Senators about this issue has a final chance to do so.

 

Below I have included a list of Senators who we understand to be voting "no"
on the amendment. If either of your Senators are on this list, please take
the opportunity to call their office and thank them for their support of
Randolph-Sheppard. If your Senators do not appear on the list, and you
haven't already contacted their offices, please take this final chance to
have NCSAB's concerns with the amendment heard by contacting them today or
Monday.

 

And, just a reminder, please do not call offices of Senators from states
other than your own. As I mentioned in a prior email, several offices have
indicated to us that they are growing annoyed at the volume of out of state
contacts on this issue.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Here is the list of Senators who we believe will be voting "no" on Portman
amendment 1742 to S.1813:

 

Barrasso, John A. (R-WY)

Baucus, Max (D-MT)

Boozman, John (R-AR)

Boxer, Barbara (D-CA)

Corker, Bob (R-TN)

Durbin, Richard (D-IL)

Enzi, Mike (R-WY)

Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA)

Harkin, Thomas (D-IA)

Hoeven, John (R-ND)

Inhofe, James M. (R-OK)

Lee, Mike (R-UT)

Moran, Jerry (R-KS)

Merkley, Jeff (D-OR)

Nelson, Ben (D-NE)

Pryor, Mark (D-AR)

Sessions, Jeff (R-AL)

Vitter, David (R-LA)

Wyden, Ronald (D-OR)

 

Thank you for your continued efforts!

 

Take care,

 

Sean Whalen

Policy Associate

Linchpin Strategies, LLC