[nfbmi-talk] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Mon Nov 26 04:44:22 UTC 2012

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From: David Andrews 
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Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 12:12 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

  Fellow Federationist:

        We are continuing to build support for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  We believe at this time that we have met the two-thirds vote requirement for ratification.  However, opponents of the treaty continue to tell Senators that Americans with disabilities don't really support the CRPD.  We must therefore continue to counter these attacks by urging Senators to support ratification.  I am asking you to contact your Senators on Monday, November 26, and tell them that blind Americans want their vote on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  You can be connected with your Senators' offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.  I appreciate all of the tweets the NFB generated a couple of weeks ago on this topic, and request that those of you that have Twitter accounts also send tweets to your Senators, and request that your followers retweet your messages.  Below is a list of Senate Twitter handles.  If you use Twitter, please be sure to include the hashtag #CRPD in your tweets.  Please contact me with any questions.  The grassroots effort of the NFB can get us to a floor vote, if we all do our part.  Thank you all in advance for your work on this important matter.  Jesse

  Jesse Hartle
  National Federation of the Blind
  410-659-9314 ext. 2233
  jhartle at nfb.org
  Twitter handle: jmhartleIII 

  Alabama
  Sen. Jeff Sessions
  @SenSessions

  Sen. Richard Shelby
  @SenShelbyPress

  Alaska
  Sen. Mark Begich
  @SenatorBegich

  Sen. Lisa Murkowski
  @LisaMurkowski

  Arizona 
  Sen. Jon Kyl
  @SenJonKyl

  Sen. John McCain
  @SenJohnMcCain

  Arkansas  
  Sen. John Boozman
  @JohnBoozman

  Sen. Mark Pryor
  @SenMarkPryor

  California  
  Sen. Barbara Boxer
  @SenatorBoxer

  Sen. Dianne Feinstein
  @SenFeinstein

  Colorado  
  Sen. Michael Bennet
  @SenBennetCO

  Sen. Mark Udall
  @MarkUdall

  Connecticut  
  Sen. Richard Blumenthal
  @SenBlumenthal

  Sen. Joe Lieberman
  @JoeLieberman

  Delaware  
  Sen. Thomas Carper
  @SenatorCarper

  Sen. Chris Coons
  @ChrisCoons

  Florida  
  Sen. Bill Nelson
  @SenBillNelson

  Sen. Marco Rubio
  @MarcoRubio

  Georgia  
  Sen. Saxby Chambliss
  @SaxbyChambliss

  Sen. Johnny Isakson
  @SenIsakson

  Hawaii 
  Sen. Daniel Akaka
  @SenAkaka

  Sen. Daniel Inouye
  @Daniel_Inouye

  Idaho 
  Sen. Mike Crapo
  @MikeCrapo

  Sen. James Risch
  N/A

  Illinois 
  Sen. Richard Durbin
  @SenatorDurbin

  Sen. Mark Kirk
  @SenatorKirk

  Indiana  
  Sen. Dan Coats
  @SenDanCoats

  Sen. Richard 'Dick' Lugar
  @SenLugar

  Iowa 
  Sen. Chuck Grassley
  @ChuckGrassley

  Sen. Tom Harkin
  @SenatorHarkin

  Kansas  
  Sen. Jerry Moran
  @JerryMoran

  Sen. Pat Roberts
  @SenPatRoberts

  Kentucky  
  Sen. Mitch McConnell
  @McConnellPress

  Sen. Rand Paul
  @SenRandPaul

  Louisiana  
  Sen. Mary Landrieu
  @SenLandrieu

  Sen. David Vitter
  @DavidVitter

  Maine 
  Sen. Susan Collins
  @SenatorCollins

  Sen. Olympia Snowe
  @SenatorSnowe

  Maryland  
  Sen. Benjamin Cardin
  @SenatorCardin

  Sen. Barbara Mikulski
  @SenatorBarb

  Massachusetts 
  Sen. Scott Brown
  @USSenScottBrown

  Sen. John Kerry
  @JohnKerry

  Michigan  
  Sen. Carl Levin
  @SenCarlLevin

  Sen. Debbie Stabenow
  @StabenowPress or Stabenow

  Minnesota 
  Sen. Al Franken
  @AlFranken

  Sen. Amy Klobuchar
  @AmyKlobuchar

  Mississippi  
  Sen. Thad Cochran
  @SenThadCochran

  Sen. Roger Wicker
  @SenatorWicker

  Missouri  
  Sen. Roy Blunt
  @RoyBlunt

  Sen. Claire McCaskill
  @McCaskillOffice

  Montana 
  Sen. Max Baucas
  @MaxBaucus

  Sen. John Tester
  @JonTester

  Nebraska 
  Sen. Mike Johanns
  @Mike_Johanns

  Sen. Ben Nelson
  @SenBenNelson

  Nevada  
  Sen. Dean Heller
  @SenDeanHeller

  Sen. Harry Reid
  @SenatorReid

  New Hampshire  
  Sen. Kelly Ayotte
  @KellyAyotte

  Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
  @SenatorShaheen

  New Jersey  
  Sen. Frank Lautenberg
  @FrankLautenberg

  Sen. Robert Menendez
  @SenatorMenendez

  New Mexico  
  Sen. Jeff Bingaman
  @N/A

  Sen. Tom Udall
  @SenatorTomUdall

  New York  
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
  @SenGillibrand

  Sen. Chuck Schumer
  @ChuckSchumer

  North Carolina  
  Sen. Richard Burr
  @SenatorBurr

  Sen. Kay Hagen
  @SenatorHagen

  North Dakota  
  Sen. Kent Conrad
  @SenateBudget

  Sen. John Hoeven
  @SenJohnHoeven

  Ohio  
  Sen. Sherrod Brown
  @SenSherrodBrown

  Sen. Rob Portman
  @RobPortman

  Oklahoma  
  Sen. Tom Coburn
  @TomCoburn

  Sen. Jim Inhofe
  @JimInhofe 

  Oregon 
  Sen. Jeff Merkley
  @SenJeffMerkley

  Sen. Ron Wyden
  @RonWyden

  Pennsylvania  
  Sen. Robert Casey
  @SenBobCasey
  Sen. Patrick Toomey
  @SenToomey

  Rhode Island 
  Sen. Jack Reed
  @SenJackReed

  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
  @SenWhitehouse

  South Carolina  
  Sen. Jim DeMint
  @JimDeMint

  Sen. Lindsey Graham
  @GrahamBlog

  South Dakota  
  Sen. Tim Johnson
  @SenJohnsonSD

  Sen. John Thune
  @SenJohnThune

  Tennessee  
  Sen. Lamar Alexander
  @SenAlexander

  Sen. Bob Corker
  @SenBobCorker

  Texas  
  Sen. John Cornyn
  @JohnCornyn

  Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
  @KayBaileyHutchison

  Utah  
  Sen. Orrin Hatch
  @SenOrrinHatch 

  Sen. Mike Lee
  @SenMikeLee

  Vermont 
  Sen. Patrick Leahy
  @SenatorLeahy

  Sen. Bernie Sanders
  @SenSanders

  Virginia  
  Sen. Mark Warner
  @MarkWarner

  Sen. Jim Webb
  N/A

  Washington 
  Sen. Maria Cantwell
  @CantwellPress

  Sen. Patty Murray
  @PattyMurray

  West Virginia  
  Sen. Joe Manchin
  @Sen_JoeManchin

  Sen. John Rockefeller
  @SenRockefeller

  Wisconsin  
  Sen. Herb Kohl
  @N/A

  Sen. Ron Johnson
  @SenRonJohnson

  Wyoming 
  Sen. John Barrasso
  @SenJohnBarrasso

  Sen. Michael Enzi
  @SenatorEnzi

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