[Nfbmo] Conversation with Senator Dempsey this morning

[DanFlasar at aol.com]

Cory,
     I'm sorry to hear that the initial distaste we  found in February has 
turned to solidarily.  I threw this out to describe  that particular moment 
in time - as you well know, a month can be a real game  changer.
Dan
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/25/2012 7:24:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
cjmc404 at hotmail.com writes:

Dear  Dan,

While I am certainly not in a position to dispute what you  describe below 
(as I was not in attendance to Jefferson City Seminar), I  believe the 
attitude of Senate leadership has changed, and not in our  favor. I feel 
this 
way based on conversations I've had over the past  couple of days, both 
with 
Gary and now with Senator  Dempsey.

Sincerely,

Cory  McMahon

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From:  <DanFlasar at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:28 AM
To:  <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Conversation with Senator  Dempsey this morning

> Cory,
>   I and other NFB  members from St. Louis spoke w/ Sen. Dempsey  during 
the
>  Jefferson City Seminar  this year and heard his thoughts on the   cuts to
> the Blind Pension health care benefit.  I felt he was  extremely  
chagrined 
> at
> the House initiatives in cutting  this long-standing benefit  I  
distinctly
> remember thinking  that he felt the entire issue was a political  blunder 
>  and
> an overreach.  He was very curious as to what we had heard  from  other
> Republican Senators.  I'm not sure how much he  is opposed to the cuts  
to 
> the
> program - mostly that he  felt it was very costly in terms of public 
> support
> and  sentiment.  of course, that was a month ago but from what  you  
> describe
> below, I suspect he's still not happy with the whole  thing - I  think he 
> could
> be inclined to vote in our  favor  if he feels that  he's not alone in the
>  Senate.
> Dan
>
>
> In a message dated 3/24/2012  5:35:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> cjmc404 at hotmail.com  writes:
>
> Dear  all,
>
> This morning, through  facebook, I was able to participate in a
> conversation with Tom  Dempsey, who serves as Majority Floor Leader in 
the 
> Senate. I
>  asked for his thoughts regarding upcoming senate debate of the  budget,  
> and he
> shared that:  "everything is on the table". He  further  indicated that:
> "during tough economic times, tough  decisions have to be  made". Also, 
he 
> let
> me know that  there are different rules in the Senate than  in the House;
>  unlimited debate is one of them. Keep in mind, however, that a  balanced 
 
> budget
> has to be on the Governor's desk by 6:00 PM on Friday,  May 11,  2012, and
> the Governor must take action on the budget  prior to July 1, 2012,  as 
> that
> is when the new budget  takes affect.
>
> After Senator Dempsey gave  me his thoughts  on the budget, he concluded 
> the
> conversation; therefore,  there  was not time for further dialogue; 
> however,
> I can  probably call his office on  Monday and engage in further  dialogue
> with him.
>
> If you have any  questions,  comments, concerns, etc. please do not 
> hesitate
> to  contact  me.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Cory   McMahon
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