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

Mon Nov 26 22:58:32 UTC 2012

Just to let you know, everyone already receives all of the messages sent to 
the members list, so there is no need to repost them again.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

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

>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: David Andrews
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> 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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